2202374 Fiction and Fact in English Prose Name Test 1 Practice (90 minutes)
Choose two of the following three prompts. Write an essay in response to each in the booklet given.
1. Look at the following groups of texts. Choose one set. Explain how the texts in that set address different facets of an issue.
a. “The Man at the River”
“Bad Dreams”
“I Won’t Be Marginalized by Online Harrassment”
b. “Audition”
“The Future Has an Ancient Heart”
“Positive Obsession”
c. “Late Returns”
“Protozoa”
d. “Who’s Your Daddy?”
“Walkabout”
2. How do these three texts challenge ideas of independent thought?
• “In the Shadow of a Fairy Tale”
• “I Invented the Term ‘Sadfishing’ So Let’s Talk about What It Actually Means”
• “Bettering Myself”
3. Is there such a thing as fact in fiction and/or fiction in fact? Explain with illustrations from at least two texts on the syllabus
