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Another man had started moments before I did, however, I seemed to be having problems with my computer. It kept freezing up. Then it was losing my answers. I was becoming very upset and animated about the whole thing. I came to take my test but could not. I stopped the exam and went back to the person who was helping me and told them what was happening. At first he didn't believe me and that was a bit insulting. As he checked the systems further, to his surprise... the entire system shut down and they had to reboot it all. So now I had lost my place in the test which was about halfway thru the first test of 50 questions and I as doing ok. The system keeps a running total of your correct and incorrect answers and if you get to 40 correct before ever reaching 50 or timing out... the test will stop at that point and you pass. Unfortunately that did not happen.

The man who did not believe me turned out to be the "floor manager" if you will and he said I had two options... wait or come back another day. Option 2 was not possible, so I waited. He then said that there was another option which was the written test. Since the reboot of the entire DMV system was a major event, I chose the written exam. Ok, he set me up to do that and we began the test. Same time to take the exam. 50 questions. Let's go.

NOT SO SIMPLE! What I did not realize was the taking the exam online offered many advantages aside from the pretty pictures, buttons to push instead of pencils, the written test did not maintain a running total of one's answers. This put me at a huge disadvantage. Although with both methods to test one could skip questions and return to the more difficult ones if time permitted, the written exam did not allow you to finish early. The entire 50 questions had to be answered and when finished, the answer form had to be physically returned to the DMV person you are working with. And before he graded that test, he set me up to do the next test until all 4 were complete without me knowing how I was doing. This was unnerving.

I finished all 4 tests and waited for my time to sit with this man and have me be "graded". I failed the general knowledge test miserably and passed the other 3. The other 3 exams were 20 questions each. The man then asked me if I wanted to retake the General Knowledge Exam and when. I said now... that's what I am here for. So I paid some more fees. I think another $16 dollars plus $6 for just the one test. If I had returned another day, I believe it was to cost me more... aside from the second trip to the DMV.

By now, the computers were rebooted and I was able to test on the computer... a great advantage over the written exam. And because the computer tracked the answers and allowed one to skip around to other questions... I reached 40 correct by 1 answer and passed! PUT YOUR PENCILS DOWN AND REPORT TO THE EXAMINER!!!! YAHOO!!!!

A FEW FINAL NOTES: Someone online suggested taking a break in between tests so that one could review a bit for the next exam, catch some air before going at it again... but that was not an option here. They required all 4 tests in tandem, no break. However, for me, the huge key to these tests were the online tests available on YouTube. I watched about 20 different tests and then watched several times over. I never read the manual. I cannot read and memorize. Thanks to the people who posted these fine videos and YouTube. Could not recommend this method more.

After passing the exams, I went for my DOT physical and passed that fairly easily... and shockingly the doctor gave me a two year medical card... I was told almost everyone gets a one year card. YAHOO!!!! Lay off the booze and cigars and drugs! At least for the time being. Driving test and all the other BS yet to follow.