American Literature CLEP: A Composition and Literature CLEP Study Guide
CLEP Composition and Literature Tests are a perfect way to complete your English credits. With six different CLEP tests to choose from, you will find it easy to study for and complete as many CLEP tests in this subject area as you desire. The American Literature CLEP, English Literature CLEP and Humanities CLEP all require you to have a background knowledge in different literary works including plays, poems, books, short stories, etc. Humanities will also require you to know different composers. The Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP test does not require you to know stories in advance. On this CLEP test, you will read a short passage or poem and answer questions about it. For this reason alone, Analyzing and Interpreting Literature is one of the easiest CLEP tests around.

CLEP: CLEP Composition and Literature Study Guides: American Literature CLEP

American Literature CLEP Test Description
The American Literature CLEP test is for all of you who like to read – you’ve probably already covered a few of the books on the reading list to pass this test. This test requires you to read passages, stories or poems and answer questions about them. This guide will give you detailed examples and exercises to test your analysis skills and think deeper about the material. We’ll steer you in the right direction with our list of other books to study as well as train you with 100 sample test questions. This book will teach you everything you need to know to pass this test.

The American Literature CLEP test covers fiction and poetry written in the U.S. You will be tested on knowing who has written various works and the time periods surrounding those works. You will analyze pieces of writing and use the vocabulary to do so intellectually. The American Literature CLEP test covers the same content as a 2 semester course at the university level. We provide to you the reading list, resources and information that you need to pass the CLEP test with the highest score possible.

Credits: 3-6

# of Questions: 100

Amount of time to complete the test: 90 minutes

Rank of Difficulty: 4

Subject Areas Covered:
10-15% The Colonial Period (1620-1830)
25% The Romantic Period (1830-1870)
25% The Period of Realism and Naturalism (1870-1910)
25% The Modernist Period (1910-1945)
10-15% The Contemporary Period (1945-Present)

Detailed information in this guide includes:
• Interpreting literature
• How to Read Literary Works
• Literary Criticism
• Setting
• Characters
• Points of View
• Style, Tone and Language
• Style
• Symbols
• Plot Summary of Moby Dick
• Plot Summary of The Scarlet Letter
• Plot Summary of The Great Gatsby
• Plot Summary of The Last of the Mohicans
• Plot Summary of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
• Theme
• American Literature Timelines
• Reading List
• Sample Test Questions
• Colonial Period (1620-1830)
• Romantic Period (1830-1870)
• Realism and Naturalism (1870-1910)
• Modernist (1910-1945)
• Contemporary (1945 to Present)

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