in an ideal world the AP literature exam would’ve consisted of 18 yr old me being invited into an empty room with a single proctor in it and that proctor would ask me “why do you think holden caulfield is Like That?” and 10 minutes into my rant about complex grief and toxic masculinity and CSA they just would quietly write “5” on their little clipboard and have me removed by security
Especially because AP classes are supposed to be college-lite, I agree.
My favorite college story is from my Shakespeare course midterm: all short answer questions, including "to what extent is Polonius to blame for his own death?"
I wrote a full paragraph and got a 4. My best friend wrote "ugh, this question is beat" and got a 5 and a note from our 75 year-old professor that said "you're right, this question IS beat."
College be like that, y'all.
Also I'd protor that exam.