Rules and Scoring
The test consists of three parts, which must be completed in 90 minutes. A time signal is given when 15 minutes remain.
The questions may be answered in any order. There is no penalty for skipping questions.
Part One consists of questions involving the use of A Handbook to Literature. Part Two consists of questions involving the texts from the announced reading list. Part Three requires a contestant to answer critical questions about various poems or literary excerpts. Finally, the contestant must write a short essay dealing with a specified topic about a short literary passage.
One point is given for each correct answer in Part One and two points for each correct answer in Parts Two and Three. No points are deducted for wrong or unanswered problems. The essay is not scored but is used as a tiebreaker for individual competition.
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