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Full-length practice exam modeled on the official College Board AP English Literature & Composition exam. 55 multiple-choice questions across five literary passages (two poems, two prose-fiction excerpts, one drama scene), plus 3 free-response essays: poetry analysis, prose-fiction analysis, and a literary argument on a work of literary merit.
Section I — Multiple Choice
55 questions · 60 minutes
55 questions across five literary passages: a domestic lyric, a New England prose excerpt, a meditation on rural land, an ironic London office story, and a contemporary one-act play scene. 60 minutes.
Section II — Free Response
3 items · 120 minutes
3 essays: Q1 Poetry Analysis, Q2 Prose Fiction Analysis, Q3 Literary Argument (open question on a work of literary merit). Suggested 40 minutes per essay. Each essay is scored on a 6-point AP rubric: Thesis (0–1), Evidence & Commentary (0–4), Sophistication (0–1).
Total time: 3h 0m. Each section has its own timer; sections are completed back-to-back. Free-response sections use a self-grading rubric checklist after you write your response.
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