This updated manual presents extensive preparation for the Advanced Placement test, with helpful features that include: Five full-length practice exams with all questions answered and explained Guidelines for evaluating essays and determining final AP exam scores A complete overview covering everything students need to know about language and rhetoric for the AP test Advice and instruction for answering multiple-choice questions A guide to writing focused and well-organized responses to essay questions The manual also presents sample student essays with critiques that point out their strengths and weaknesses.