Overview: Here are some general tips for studying for the midterm in English 122LE. Although I can't provide specific answers about what will be on the midterm, this handout contains general hints about the kinds of knowledge that you will find helpful. This is likely particularly true for people who have not taken midterms/finals in upper-division English classes before.
Be able to associate names of authors with what they've written. This alone will pick you up some points. Note that there is one error in the table of contents for the course reader that could trip you up.
Be aware that anything discussed in the readings or in lecture is fair game for the midterm. If we are behind the syllabus, lecture-wise, when the midterm comes around, then the scheduled readings are still fair game on the midterm.
Be able to summarize the plot and/or argument of each reading.
Be able to associate names of characters (including non-human characters) in plot-based readings with the author/title of the work.
Understand how the characters in a given work relate to each other, and have a general grasp of the individual history of each major character. Be able to explain how the characters change over the course of a work, and what motivates them to do so.
Read back over your lecture notes and look for recurring themes.
Make sure that you understand vocabulary that was introduced for describing new concepts, including terms from non-English languages. When a vocabulary term is introduced, you should be able to tie it to specific examples in the texts that we've read and discuss how that example is connected to the concept.
Be able to associate specific major quotes (those that have come up several times) with the author and essay in which they occur. Understand and be able to explain what the authors mean by those quotes, and why they provide an illustration of major course themes.