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Home > AP Courses and Exams > AP Exam Questions > The AP French Literature Exam The AP French Literature Exam More About AP French Literature... 2008-2009 AP Exam Formats AP French Literature Course Home Page Note: AP French Literature was discontinued following the May 2009 exam administration. The resources on this page will remain available for French teachers until December 15, 2009. Exam Content Although French was among the first AP offerings in 1956, it consisted of just one course and exam that contained both a language and literature component. In 1970, AP French was split into two exams, AP French Language and AP French Literature. The AP French Literature exam measures how well students can understand, analyze, and interpret literary texts and their ability to write competent critical essays in French. With the exception of directions, French is used exclusively in the exam materials and in student responses. Use of dictionaries or other reference works during the exam is not permitted. Multiple-Choice Questions For sample multiple-choice questions, refer to the Course Description.   AP French Course Description (.pdf/2.58MB) Free-Response Questions Below are free-response questions from past AP French Literature Exams. Included with the questions are scoring guidelines, sample student responses, and commentary on those responses as well as exam statistics and the Student Performance Q&A (Chief Reader's Report) for past administrations. Free-Response Questions 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 1999-2002 2009: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions 2008: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Grade Distributions 2007: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Sample Responses Q2 Grade Distributions 2006: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples and Commentary Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Subquestion 1 Subquestion 2 Sample Responses Q2 Grade Distributions 2005: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Grade Distributions 2004: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Subquestion 1 Subquestion 2 Sample Responses Q2 Grade Distributions 2003: Free-Response Questions Questions Scoring Samples Grade Distributions All Questions Scoring Guidelines Scoring Commentary Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Sample Responses Q1 Subquestion 1 Subquestion 2 Sample Responses Q2 Sample Responses Q3 Grade Distributions Important Note: PDF Files The links to exam questions for this course are in Adobe® PDF format, and you will need to use the Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® to view them. If you don't have Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher installed on your computer, choose the link for the Adobe Web site below for installation instructions. For help downloading and printing PDF files, choose the link "PDF Troubleshooting" below in "See also." See also... Exam Questions Index PDF Troubleshooting Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®

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