Diagnostic Test Reflection

I was surprised at how similar the test was to the reading section in the SAT. I was frustrated with questions that seemed to have two correct answers. For example, the Civil War passage clearly said that Brahmins weren't able to respond to "political nationalism and industrial reconstruction." But the book answer was "Civil War and Reconstruction." This didn't seem like a valid answer because Reconstruction wasn't even mentioned in the passage. That being said, it was helpful that I studied Ms. Holmes' vocab words. It helped me avoid tripping up on some of those really esoteric lit terms. I had no problem answering a question that asked for the conceit of the poem. I didn't do very well on the test, but I feel ready to improve.