This guide for high school students prepares them for the New York State Regents Examination in Comprehensive English. It instructs on reading prose fiction, prose nonfiction, and poetry for understanding. It also reviews the fundamentals of essay writing and advises on writing for the Regents exam. The author follows up with review of grammar, vocabulary, and spelling, and concludes with two actual full-length New York State Regents exams, with all questions answered.