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About the AP Literature Exam:
Test Date: Early May
Total Time: Three (3) Hours
Section I: Multiple choice (60 minutes)
Total number of questions: 50-55
Four or five prose and/or poetry passages: 10-15 questions per passage
Section: II: Essay (120 minutes)
Three Essays:
- Analysis of a single poem (40 minute essay on a poem or comparison of two poems)
- Analysis of prose (40 minute essay on a given story, novel excerpt, or essay)
- Open Essay (40 minute essay on a given literary topic supported by the student’s own reading)