To the writer of the absurd question on a high school standardized test—Bible subtest:

Enter the mind of Hypothetical Student A with me. We’ll call her Sarah—your typical 16-year-old private Christian school sophomore. Bust out those inference skills you’re so fond of employing and assume she’s a Christian or has sufficient Bible training. Sarah is taking your Bible test as a part of the required annual [...]

To my weary students, on completing yet another round of standardized tests:

Whether it was prompted by a chalkboard full of quotations to memorize or a chunky piece of Hemingway to digest, you have all asked, “Miss Flindt, why do we have to learn this?”
“It’ll be on the test,” I respond automatically.
You believe me. You trust that there will indeed be a test that measures all the [...]