<P> This test has an average of 60 multiple choice questions about six to eight passages to be answered in one hour . Of the passages, about half are prose and half are poems . Up to twenty percent can be drama excerpts. 30% are passages written before 1700, 30% are written between 1701 and 1900, and 40% are written after 1900 . Half of the passages were written by British authors and half by American authors, although the College Board stipulates that up to 20% may be written by authors from other English - speaking countries . While the author is usually not given, the date of first publication usually accompanies each passage . </P> <P> The College Board gives a list of concepts covered in this exam: </P> <Ul> <Li> meaning and theme </Li> <Li> argument </Li> <Li> word connotation </Li> <Li> form, structure, and organization </Li> <Li> genre </Li> <Li> figurative language, specifically imagery </Li> <Li> narrative voice </Li> <Li> characterization </Li> </Ul> <Li> meaning and theme </Li>

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