I assure you, Richie, we were not "hypothetical" 5th graders. It was my 5th grade class at P.S. 55 on Staten Island in New York City.

But I do appreciate the clarification. Thanks.

For what it's worth, none of us had the guts to ask the teacher the questions we had. We knew enough to pass the tests and that was the end of it. Of course, I'm only speaking for the guys in the class - not a lot of gender co-mingling there.