Multiple Choice Questions (Long Fiction)

Welcome to the AP English Lit Multiple Choice Questions! Grab some paper and a pencil 📄 to record your answers as you go. You can see how you did on the Long Fiction Practice Questions Answers and Review sheet once you're done. Don't worry, we have tons of resources available if you get stumped 😕 on a question. And if solo study is not your thing, join a group in Hours!

Not ready to take a quiz yet? Take a look at the Replays on Long Fiction (Unit 3, Unit 6, and Unit 9).

Facts about the test: The AP English Lit exam has 55 multiple choice questions and you will be given 1 hour to complete the section. That means it should take you around 10 minutes to complete 9 questions. The following questions were not written by CollegeBoard and although they cover information outlined in the AP English Literature and Composition Course and Exam Description the formatting on the exam may be different.

(A) A change in mood based on the narrator's want to misdirect the reader

(B) An opposition character to add contrast

(C) Feelings or connections associated with a word

(D) The dictionary definition of a sensory word

(A) Feelings evoked in a reader, usually negative

(B) Fictionalized footnotes meant to give the appearance of a nonfiction work

(C) The direct indication of what a word means

(D) Words thought by a character, but not said outright

(A) A character's typical clothing pattern

(B) A palate of colorful words employed by the author

(C) The main subject of the novel

(D) The statement of an author's viewpoint, applicable to many texts

(A) A common set of images or actions that repeat throughout a text

(B) Descriptions of different Victorian rooms

(C) Generalities about an ancillary character

(D) What a character desires in any give scene

(A) Casual, informal language signaling humor or familiarity

(B) Improper language

(C) Misspellings

(D) Strictly joking language

(A) "He smiled a lot, showing small even teeth with a friendly gap in the middle." (The Bluest Eye)

(B) "I once sacrificed my life to keep my parents' promise. This means nothing to you, because to you promises mean nothing. A daughter can promise to come to dinner, but if she has a headache, if she has a traffic jam, if she wants to watch a favorite movie on TV, she no longer has a promise." (The Joy Luck Club)

(C) "I put my face against the soft hair at the back of her neck and breathe her in, baby powder and child's washed flesh and shampoo..." (The Handmaid's Tale)

(D) "They had then drawn patterns on them in white, yellow and dark green. They then set about painting themselves with cam wood and drawing beautiful black patterns on their stomachs and on their backs." (Things Fall Apart)

(A) Burly

(B) Doting

(C) Loving

(D) Sharp

(A) Aggressive

(B) Confused

(C) Dismissive

(D) Wayward

(A) Beautiful

(B) Frightening

(C) Hulking

(D) Vengeful

(A) Cars out-pacing one another

(B) Ducks on a frozen pond

(C) Flowers in spring

(D) Ubiquitous technology in a dystopia

(A) Children often disregarded as part of the community

(B) Community participation in both the hard work of planting and the joy of yielding crops

(C) Exclusion of other families

(D) Only the women in the tribe handle food

(A) The narrator has resentment towards Shirley Temple as a child, but now has the benefit of hindsight

(B) The narrator hates television programming

(C) The narrator is the eldest

(D) The narrator resents her sisters

(A) Claims arguing the importance of a given piece of evidence

(B) Complex descriptions of important character traits

(C) Describing notable symbolism

(D) Summarizing important plot points

(A) One character who emphasizes the traits in another character, through contrast or similarity

(B) Sandwich packaging popularized at the turn of the century

(C) Stopping a crime from being committed

(D) Two characters who rely on each other regularly

(A) A mix of pride and humility, with an emphasis on fiscal responsibility

(B) Only money is important to her

(C) She often brags about her successes

(D) She resents her niece's success