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2024 Free-Response Questions2024: Free-Response QuestionsQuestionsScoringSamples and CommentaryFree-Response QuestionsScoring Guidelines
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2023: Free-Response Questions2023: Free-Response QuestionsQuestionsScoringSamples and CommentaryFree-Response QuestionsScoring Guidelines
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2022: Free-Response Questions2022: Free-Response QuestionsQuestions
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2021: Free-Response QuestionsQuestions
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2020: Free-Response QuestionsThe 2020 free-response questions are available in the AP Classroom question bank.
2019: Free-Response QuestionsQuestions
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2018: Free-Response Questions2018: Free-Response Questions
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2017: Free-Response Questions2017: Free-Response Questions
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2016: Free-Response Questions2016: Free-Response Questions
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2015: Free-Response Questions2015: Free-Response Questions
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2014: Free-Response Questions2014: Free-Response Questions
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