My initial score was a 90%, and after revisions, a 100%. Since one of my tablemates actually received a 100%, and we went through another short multiple choice quiz together, I got the chance to witness his thought process. In one case, I was convinced that a simpler answer (to a question asking us to analyze a rather ambiguous part of a poem mentioning the sky) was correct, but Nihar disagreed, and analyzed that portion of the poem in depth. He convinced us, and we picked his answer, which was correct.
When going back and revisiting the questions and passages, the correct answers seemed quite clear to me. I think rushing while answering questions made me impatient; sometimes (and especially toward the end of the test), I picked the first answer that seemed right, without carefully evaluating each answer choice. I still have to be cautious about evaluating each answer choice, however. I don't want to get bogged down and overwhelmed by all the likely answers, and sometimes do need to trust my intuition. I was familiar with the literary terms on my test, or could infer the definitions of them, but when taking a practice MC in 5 Steps to a 5, I realized that I need to learn the forms of poems (ballads, lyrics, sonnets, etc.). Other than that, the tip that my answer choices should agree was helpful—in some passages (Emily Dickinson's poem) I would analyze the poem one way and then another in future answers.
In general, I struggled with poems (probably because I never analyzed those for the Comp exam) so I'll try to read more of those for practice. In addition, I'll remember to slow down, to make sure I fully evaluate the author's intent in ambiguous lines, and to double-check my answers to make sure that they agree with each other.
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