Ten point A-Quizzes cover the first third of the novel and are composed of five questions to test your reading comprehension. Questions are worth two points each. A bonus question worth one point is generally included in A-quizzes. Questions will often concern straightforward facts such as characters, settings, and plot development. Careful reading, note taking and reviewing are the keys to success on these quizzes.

Twenty point B-Quizzes could cover the entire novel, but mostly concentrating on the last two thirds of the book. These quizzes are composed of ten questions to test your overall reading comprehension along with classroom discussion and lecture along with questions about our video viewings. Questions are worth two points each. Occasionally a two point bonus question will be included with a B-quiz. Again, careful reading, note taking and reviewing are the keys to success on these quizzes.

Quizzes are one of the primary methods of course evaluation and the main way to accumulate points, hence great attention must be paid in this course to completing your reading assignment on time and taking the reading seriously. Yes, read for pleasure, but also read for study purposes. At the end of each chapter, go back and take notes for quiz and exam purposes. Think about what you have read and what the author may be up to in what she or he has written.

As a general policy, up to two missed quizzes (and no more) can be made up with alternative out-of-class assignments, if the student offers a valid excuse for missing the quiz and if the makeup is completed within a week of the student's return. However, no substitute assignment can ever exceed in score the class average score for the missed quiz. It is always the student's responsibility to arrange these makeups.