2021 edition (applicable to Jan/Feb 2022 exams too), fully updated and matching page numbers of the current (blue) state text. Questions and answers in four separate tests-plus detailed explanations for each right and wrong answer, keyed to the page of the latest official Study Guide-help coach students for the difficult exam. This affordable resource at last takes notary prep to the next level by revealing the tricks of questions and formats, tactics for the test, and the law behind it.

Louisiana civil law notaries have unmatched functions, responsibilities, and opportunities-but the exam has a 20% pass rate. Candidates need all the help they can get. The best prep classes and study groups recommend multiple practice questions to understand the format, content, and coverage of the actual exams the Secretary of State administers each year. But even the best workbooks and study aids are costly but barebones in the answers they provide. Their questions help, but students are left matching answers to page numbers. There’s no guidance on why they’re right-and even less about why other good options aren’t best.

This book fills that void with 130 questions and detailed clarifications, plus tactics illustrated by specific formats and options. Explanations are keyed in detail to the 2021 Study Guide (usable on any 2021 exam and through the Feb 2022 one). Dr. Childress, author of the best-selling Sidepiece supplemental guidebook decoding the state study guide and teacher of Tulane’s class in notary law, explains every twist he can think of that the examiners may try. Whether as a recommended supplement to a prep class, as spelled-out lagniappe to available workbooks, or as a new tool for self-study, this book should become standard fare for anyone contemplating becoming a commissioned notary.

An affordable addition to the Self-Study Sherpa Series from Quid Pro Books, this is the trade paperback edition available at online and other bookstores.