Note: This is the PRACTICE TEST pageit is equivalent to the live test, except that it is available and functional now. You must register to get the official test page URL.

Friday

1. Download two PDF Files:

To download the files to disk:
On PC's - Right click on the link and save file to disk

On MAC's - Click and hold on the link and save file to disk
Preview Instructions
Password: wpc07

Practice Test
Password: <see below>

The test is a PDF/Acrobat 5 file. You must have at least the Adobe Acrobat 5 reader (v5.1 not recommended). Download the latest Acrobat Reader here.

2. Read Preview Instructions Run Acrobat and decrypt the Preview Instructions file using the password shown above. You should print and read the Preview Instructions well in advance of the actual test. Both the Practice and live Preview Instructions may include special last-minute instructions that will not appear elsewhere.

Also make sure that you are familiar with the Rules as well as the Hints and Tips pages, and try the Practice Test.


Saturday

3. Start Test On Saturday, June 16 at 1pm EDT/10am PDT (GMT-4), get the password for the test. For the Practice Test, you can do this any time.

Note: please ensure in advance that your browser can refresh the password page properly. (We understand that many AOL browsers, and perhaps others, do not work instantaneously, if at all.) Otherwise, you may not notice when the password page is updated.

Using Acrobat, decrypt and print the championship test file. (Note: the graphics are optimized for printing, and may not appear correctly on your monitor.)

4. Submit Answers Use the Answer Page to submit your answers before the 2 1/2 hour deadline. The unofficial test timer is linked from this page.

5. Check Your Answers After the test, check your answers against the official solution sheet, available via the  Summary Page.

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