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Explanation:

This feature provides a checklist of the 15 reading strategies and literary elements that are most likely to appear in questions and answer choices on the

SAT Literature Test.

The list provides you with a hint about how to answer a question about

each element or strategy. Two sample questions are provided, showing you

how questions relating to each element or strategy are likely to be worded.

See “Test-Taking Strategies for the Literature Test” for specific types of

questions and how to approach them.

1. CHARACTER/MOTIVATION

Understand why a character does or says something and what a character

may be thinking or feeling based on clues in the passage. Be able to locate

specific words or phrases in a passage that support your interpretation.

Examples

Which best characterizes the speaker?

Which is NOT a reasonable conclusion to draw about the captain?

2. SETTING

Know how to identify a time or place based on clues in a passage or poem,

how setting relates to mood or tone, and how setting affects characters. Look

for hints in the selection.

Examples

The setting of this passage is best described as

How does the setting affect the mood of the poem?

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learning how to embrace the effects of colonialism is one of the central ideas of the play.