Competent state troopers have become increasingly important as homeland security concerns have risen. This complete career-prep explains what state troopers do, how they are chosen, what the exam consists of, and how it is administered. The guide contains six complete practice tests based on the actual exam, with additional instructional chapters and targeted practice on the most commonly tested topics: reading comprehension, writing, information ordering, mathematics, spatial/directional orientation, memory/observation, visualization, problem solving, reasoning, judgment, and sensitivity. The nine-step LearningExpress Test Preparation System helps assure a high score.