It is not necessary to teach an entire chapter. Practice refining your story telling skills. You may discover a talent that you never knew you had. Do not go to sleep while studying. You will retain more if you do not have an intervening activity between studying and sleeping.
Sleep deprivation interferes with memory.
The short answer items included in the syllabus provide you with ample opportunity to learn the nuts and bolts of the material and to practice writing short answer items. The best way to practice the longer essay questions is to concentrate on answering the lesson questions well. Relate the material in the question you are answering to the Big Themes identified and discussed in the front of the syllabus. Draw conclusions based on the material you have discussed in the body of the question. Resist, resist, resist unsupported generalizations.