@pelennor While it is a good idea to have a general recollection of the passage, the directions on the FRQ section say, “It is your responsibility to convince the reader that you are drawing conclusions or support from the Latin text and not from a general recall of the passage.” It is a lot of material, but the translation rubric calls for groupings of three to four Latin words throughout the entire passage to be translated correctly in order to gain full points.
@collegeinspired A good way to practice in a manner that is similar to the exam is try the multiple choice sections from the National Latin Exam website for Latin V (Link: http://www.nle.org/exams.html#previousexam). They ask questions about sight translation passages that are similar in style to the sight translation MC questions on the AP Latin exam. You can also get a feel for the FRQ section from the College Board AP Central website. The only problem is that AP Latin has only existed since 2013 so only two FRQ sections are available for this class, though there are plenty of AP Latin Vergil and AP Latin Literature FRQ sections available for practice.