<p>My english teacher is giving us a 400 pg book test this Tuesday and I'm unsure about how to study for it. He says that it is VERY specific (mabye with quotes) and that you cannot just read summaries to do well. I'm not sure what I should do... It's been a while since I read the book and I've pretty much forgotten everything. The book is pretty much action based and straightforward with tons of dialogues from characters. The test is short but specific...</p>
<p>Better start reading then :(. </p>
<p>Try reading summaries about the characters (their motives, emotional character, whatever makes them tick). That way, if you come across a quote you don't remember, you can assign it to whichever character would be more likely to say it.</p>
<p>Like, if one character is a hardcore studier, and the other is a super jock who can barely spell his last name, and the question asks "This character stated 'Intelligence is good blah blah blah'. Who was it?", you can assume that it's the guy who spends his life studying and not the latter.</p>
<p>Crank Those SparkNotes</p>
<p>Depending on how fast you can read, reading the book again would probably be a good step, especially if your teacher says summaries won't help.</p>
<p>If you really really don't have the time, then read the long SparkNotes (not the whole book summary- read each chapter summary) and take notes. It probably won't help with every test question, but it's better than nothing.</p>
<p>You can also get together with a friend or two that read the book and ask each other questions.</p>
<p>It's 400 pages, and you have a couple of days. Just read the book. Pretty simple.</p>
<p>reread it. I know, it absolutely sucks.</p>
<p>However, it is do-able. In fact, yesterday, I finished a half print 380 page book assigned last thursday...even though I didn't have any time after school monday through thursday w/aps and such. </p>
<p>I also caution you to think about this test. How much will this one test impact your average? Is it worth reading during other classes? Like, at my school, english teachers only have 1-2 tests a marking period, and lowest 10% of year-end grade, so that's why I crammed that book down my throat! At my friend's school though, w/the 5-6 tests a marking period, each test is at most 1% of the final year-end grade. It probably wouldn't be worth it for her to lower her average in other classes.</p>