English Lit Clep HELP

[cbaranick]

I just took the 2nd of 3 Peterson practice tests for the English Literature CLEP and scored a 47%. I took the first practice test earlier today and got a 46%, studied what I missed, then came back and did the 2nd one tonight and only improved my score by 1%. I am scheduled to take this exam tomorrow morning (in 8 hours), but I am considering rescheduling based on my practice test scores. What do you guys think?

I feel like I have significantly improved on recognizing poetry forms, iambic pentameter, etc. and got just about all of those right on the 2nd test. I also feel that overall, I am able to A&I the passages and answer MOST of those questions correctly. Most of the ones I missed are "what period did this author write in?" or "who wrote this passage" - I find it very very difficulty to read 4-20 lines and recognize who wrote the piece. Nearly impossible actually. Am I able to pass the CLEP solely on being strong with literary terms, poetry forms, and A&I the literature? I actually FELT LIKE I did much better on the 2nd one after getting to the last question to find that I still only scored a 47%. That score really makes me hesitant to take this test in the morning. I was considering even rescheduling to the afternoon so I can sleep and get some more study in tomorrow morning...I am on a time crunch because this is my last test to complete my AA degree and this deadline is work related. I am stressing.

Any advice would help. I just feel like knowing the major authors and there main works with the main characters and the overall plot is not good enough for the questions that show 5 lines and ask who wrote it? To me, in order to be able to consistently answer those correctly you REALLY need to know English literature well! I just need a 50 or higher - so please give me your opinion! Thanks so much!