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If you’ve purchased this book, you are probably preparing to apply to college Part of the long and arduous college admissions process will almost certainly include some standardized tests For most of you, these tests will come from a company called the College Board This company has hired the Educational Testing Service, or ETS, to administer and grade its exams WHAT IS THE PRINCETON REVIEW? The Princeton Review is a test-preparation company We have branches all over the United States and abroad We’ve developed the techniques you’ll nd our books, courses, and online resources by analyzing several years’ worth of actual exams We’ve seen the effectiveness of our techniques in action with thousands of our students Tick Tock We don’t waste your time We tell you what you need to know and, more importantly, what you don’t need to know Our approach is what makes our techniques unique We base our principles on those used by the people who write the test We don’t want to waste your time with information that you don’t need to know We know you’re busy We’re not going to teach you “How to Appreciate Fine English Literature” (although that’s a wonderful thing to know), but rather the information you’ll need to get great score improvements on this test You’ll learn to recognize and comprehend the relatively small amount of information that’s actually tested You’ll also learn to avoid common traps, to think like the test writers, to find answers to challenging questions You need to only three things: trust the techniques, practice them, and then practice some more ... permission of the Rungstedlund Foundation eBook ISBN: 97 8-0 -3 0 7-9 457 3-0 Trade Paperback ISBN: 97 8-0 -3 0 7-9 455 3-2 SAT is a registered trademark of the College Board The Princeton Review is not... information, visit PrincetonReview.com Part II Cracking the SAT Literature Subject Test 10 11 Overview Test Strategies Test Strategies for the SAT Literature Subject Test Terms The Only Stuff You... What Are the SAT Subject Tests? These are a series of one-hour exams administered by ETS Unlike the SAT,   the SAT Subject Tests are designed to measure speci c knowledge in speci c areas There are