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Section I: Multiple Choice | 45 Questions | 1 Hour | 45% of Exam Score

23–25 Questions on Reading and Analyzing Nonfiction 

20–22 Questions on Writing and Revisions


Section II: Free Response | 3 Prompts | 2 Hours and 15 Minutes | 55% of Exam Score

Synthesis: Recommended Reading Period 15 Minutes and Writing Period 40 Minutes 

Rhetorical Analysis: Recommended Time 40 Minutes 

(Open Ended) Argument: Recommended Time 40 Minutes

Literature

Section I: Multiple Choice | 55 Questions | 1 Hour | 45% of Exam Score

5 Sets of 8-13 Questions Each Accompanied by Either Prose Fiction (At Least 2), Drama, or Poetry (At Least 2) Passages


Section II: Free Response | 3 Prompts | 2 Hours | 55% of Exam Score

Poem Literary Analysis: Recommended Time Period 40 Minutes 

Prose Fiction Literary Analysis:  Recommended Time Period 40 Minutes

(Open Ended Literary) Thematic Analysis:  Recommended Time Period 40 Minutes

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