# American Literature (1) — MCQ Merge Report

## Outcome

- Input question records: **5858**
- Final unique content questions: **1945**
- Repeated questions removed: **3635**
- Administrative / non-content questions removed: **114**
- Weak or corrupted mechanical cloze items removed: **0**
- Invalid question records removed: **164**

## Final counts by lecture

| Lecture | Final questions |
|---|---:|
| Lecture 1 | 269 |
| Lecture 2 | 213 |
| Lecture 3 | 162 |
| Lecture 4 | 175 |
| Lecture 5 | 184 |
| Lecture 6 | 179 |
| Lecture 7 | 301 |
| Lecture 8 | 155 |
| Lecture 9 | 138 |
| Lecture 10 | 169 |

## Source files

| Collection | File | Records |
|---|---|---:|
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_10_MCQs.html | 268 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_1_MCQs (1).html | 281 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_1_MCQs.html | 224 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_2_MCQs.html | 294 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_3_MCQs.html | 257 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_4_MCQs.html | 272 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_5_MCQs.html | 269 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_6_MCQs.html | 277 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_7_MCQs.html | 304 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_8_MCQs.html | 251 |
| First MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_9_MCQs.html | 232 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_10_MCQs.html | 268 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_1_MCQs (1).html | 281 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_1_MCQs.html | 224 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_2_MCQs.html | 294 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_3_MCQs.html | 257 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_4_MCQs.html | 272 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_5_MCQs.html | 269 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_6_MCQs.html | 277 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_7_MCQs.html | 304 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_8_MCQs.html | 251 |
| Second MCQ collection | American_Literature_1_Lecture_9_MCQs.html | 232 |

## Removed non-content questions

- Are the paper notes considered comprehensive? _(2 occurrences)_
- How is the difficulty of the material described? _(2 occurrences)_
- How many pages are in this specific lecture note set? _(12 occurrences)_
- How many pages are in this specific lecture set? _(4 occurrences)_
- How will the exam be conducted? _(2 occurrences)_
- Is attending lectures necessary for high marks according to Hadi? _(2 occurrences)_
- On which page does the 'kissing' text appear? _(2 occurrences)_
- On which page does the Chapter 13 reading continue in the notes? _(2 occurrences)_
- On which page of the novel does the final lecture's reading begin? _(2 occurrences)_
- On which page of the novel does this lecture's reading begin? _(4 occurrences)_
- On which page of the novel does this lecture's reading continue? _(8 occurrences)_
- What does the color 'bold' represent in the lecture notes? _(2 occurrences)_
- What is the contact method listed for private lessons? _(2 occurrences)_
- What is the contact WhatsApp for private lessons? _(6 occurrences)_
- What is the exam format? _(2 occurrences)_
- What is the main target year for this lecture? _(2 occurrences)_
- What is the primary task of this final lecture? _(2 occurrences)_
- What novel is covered in this lecture? _(2 occurrences)_
- Where are the note-taker's comments and notes included? _(2 occurrences)_
- Which bookshop is associated with these notes? _(2 occurrences)_
- Which lecture number is this for American Literature (1)? _(18 occurrences)_
- Who is the instructor for American Literature (1)? _(2 occurrences)_
- Who is the instructor for this course? _(4 occurrences)_
- Who is the instructor for this final lecture? _(2 occurrences)_
- Who is the instructor for this lecture? _(10 occurrences)_
- Who is the note-taker for this set? _(2 occurrences)_
- Who prepared the final lecture notes? _(2 occurrences)_
- Who prepared these lecture notes? _(10 occurrences)_

## Deduplication rules

- Exact duplicate wording plus the same correct answer was removed within each lecture.
- Close paraphrases with strongly overlapping wording and the same answer were removed within each lecture.
- When duplicates differed in presentation, the clearer, better-formed version with a valid explanation was retained.
- Questions about the course title, lecture number, preparer, university, note-taking/study instructions, page count, lecture agenda, and end-of-handout markers were excluded.
- Questions about literary content were retained even when their stem refers to a lecture page or asks an EXCEPT question.

## Question-formulation improvements

- Mechanical “Complete the lecture detail” stems were reformulated as direct or typed exam questions (character, place, work, group, number, or concept).
- Page headers, transition-word blanks, extraction artifacts, “Related Characters / Explanation and Analysis” fragments, and closing remarks were removed.
- Answers and explanations remain based on the original lecture notes.