ENG 267: The Modern Novel

EXTENDED LEARNING INSTITUTE
Northern Virginia Community College
EXAM PASS

Exam 2
Form 8-05-A


(Be sure to take a photo-ID with you to the Testing Center.)

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TIME You should allow two hours to complete this exam. 
MATERIALS
  • This Exam Pass
  • Your NovaConnect EmplID
  • Notes of your choice.
DIRECTIONS
  • When you present your Exam Pass to the Testing Center Proctor, he or she will have you log on to the Eng 267 Blackboard.
  • Choose Exams from the buttons on the left side of the Blackboard screen.
  • Choose the Exam #2 link. The proctor will enter the password to allow you to access the exam.
  • Open a new document in Word.
  • Put your name on the document.
  • Answer the following exam question.

Your second exam will be a two-part reflective essay in which you revisit the ideas you expressed in your first exam regarding your experience of reading novels. The entire exam should be at least 2-3 pages long.

In the first part of the exam you will revisit the ideas about the purpose and value of the novel that you expressed in Exam #1 and modify those ideas as a result of the reading you have done in this course.

In the second part of the exam, choose at least three of the novels you have read in this course and speculate on which ones will stand the test of time. You might want to choose three novels that you feel will endure or three that you feel will not endure or a mixture of the two types of novels. Give specific reasons for your choices.

You may use notes as an aid to writing your exam, but you must leave the notes with the exam proctor who will forward them to me.

IMPORTANT: As you work on this exam, please save your file every 10 minutes or so.

When you are finished with the exam, run a spell check and proofread carefully for grammatical and mechanical problems. Edit for organization and style. Please double space your essay.

Save the document one last time.

  • Now Choose Edit, Select All, then Edit, Copy from the menu bar at the top of Microsoft Word.
  • Return to the Blackboard. Position your cursor inside the Text Box.
  • Choose Paste from the menu bar and your exam will appear in the text box.
  • Preview your exam to be sure it has been completely copied to the Text Box. Make sure that the mauscript properly displays formatting such as italics and paragraph breaks.
  • Click on Submit. Wait for the message that your exam has been successfully submitted.
  • Turn your notes in to the Testing Center proctor.

At your first opportunity, email the instructor to inform her that you have taken the exam.

GRADING Within one week of notifying the instructor, you will be able to pick up your graded exam in the Digital Drop Box in the Eng 267 Blackboard.