The North Carolina Test of Algebra II was developed for use as an achievement test following the completion of the Algebra II course of study. Its design serves two purposes: (1) a normative measure of student achievement; and (2) an objective-based measurement of curriculum coverage. The test's curricular validity, content validity, instructional validity, item pool content validity, standardization sample, and concurrent validity are discussed. The measurement of student achievement is attained by administering a set of items based on a core of objectives and a set of variable objectives (one item per objective tested). This test design was necessitated by a large number of objectives to be covered in a limited administration time. The measurement of curriculum is met by the same set of items that cover the entire range of objectives taught in the Algebra II course of instruction. Four unique forms of the test (Forms B through E) have been developed to afford a broad curriculum coverage. Normative student scores are based on the 56-item total score. Curriculum assessment is achieved by combining the results from all forms of the test administered at one time--a total of 224 items. This booklet is designed to facilitate proper use of test scores by describing the curricular and psychometric characteristics of the test. Methods for deriving scores, reliability, test norms, test content, and curricular assessment are discussed. Twenty-six graphs and four tables are presented. Outlines of goals and objectives of item content and those rejected for use are appended. (TJH)