It’s a great book and was the main source of written information I used to get a 5 on the exam. However, it definitely is not useful if YOU are not using it. That’s obvious, but the tasks in the book can be a little overwhelming but they are sooooo helpful for the test. It was like a cheat book essentially for preparing for the test. Practice faithfully in this book and I can assure you that if you did it well, you will get a 3 or more on that ap lit exam!!!