AP Lit: HoD and DatKH In-Class Final

When:

• Blue = Wednesday, October 24
• Silver = Thursday, October 25

What kind:

• Three essay questions. You will prep all three, come in with your copies of the novella and the play on test day, and you will pull a number at random to determine the essay you have to write.

The questions are as follows:

1. A recurring theme in literature is the classic war between a passion and a responsibility. For instance, a personal cause, a love, a desire for revenge, a determination to redress a wrong, or some other emotion or drive may conflict with moral duty. In Death and the King's Horseman, a character confronts the demands of a private passion that conflicts with his or her responsibilities. In a well written essay, show clearly the nature of the conflict, its effect upon the character, and its significance to the work.
2. In a novel by William Styron, a father tells his son that life "is a search for justice." Choose a character from Heart of Darkness who responds in some significant way to justice or injustice. Then write a well-developed essay in which you analyze the character's understanding of justice, the degree to which the characters search is successful, and the significance of this search for the work as a whole.
3. In great literature, no scene of violence exists for its own sake. Choose an event from either Death and the King's Horseman or Heart of Darkness that confronts the audience or reader with a scene or scenes of violence. In a well-organized essay, explain how the scene or scenes contribute to the meaning of the complete work. Do not merely summarize the plot.

In preparation for the exam, you may bring a detailed outline that fits on one side of one standard, eight and a half inch by eleven inch (8.5"x11") piece of paper for each question. This may be three one-sided sheets, or two outlines may be printed front and back on one sheet You should prepare all elements of a well-written response including a general thesis and relevant examples. You should also identify your evidence with in-text citations (author's last name, page number). You will have one full class period to respond to your selected prompt.