Cracking the AP Spanish Exam, 2004-2005 Edition

Rating:
Summary: Needs more than just a date change
Review: I bought this book thinking that it would be a valuable resource for preparing for either the AP Spanish Language or Literature exam. I was wrong.
Concerning the language exam:
First of all, there are no listening CD's and nowhere in the text does it say that a friend or someone else has to read the text. I have another testprep book without the CD's but at least it states that someone must read the listening portiong. I kept hoping to see a mail-in offer for listening CD's in the Princeton Review. There was none.
Second, the picture panels (only 2) are very illogical and nothing like a student would see on the AP exam.
Third, although it offers one practice exam, there is no indication telling me how the exam is scored.
Concerning the literature exam:
The very few test-like questions are designed for the old reading list of 5 authors. The book does not even address the fact that there is a new reading list and what exactly that reading list is.
As far as test prep books go, I'd actually give this one a zero but I was not given that opportunity. I would say that Cliffs AP or 5 Steps to a 5 or even the ARCO test prep book is much more informative. Princeton Review needs to do more than just change the "test date" on their cover.