Argh, the french reading test made me want to barf. It just became predictably, progressively, inexorably a piss-off of the worst kind.

Putting aside the fact that it was a sorry excuse of a test, for it was taken out of a exercise book by the looks of the small print saying copyright Graficor, it was once again crammed with subliminal and not-so-subliminal messages promoting french, separatism, and similar topics that are so tedious and expected of in every test we get in french class nowadays.

For us, the government's childish attempts at—for lack of a better term—conversion,  isn't so bad. It's just some crap that needs to be endured through, and since exams are generally not pleasant, it's not bad enough to cut ourselves over. However, think of the poor bastards in Chicoutimi or Rimouski, who're 100% french, and getting brainwashed by never-ceasing propaganda. It's sad. What will happen later in their lives? What if they become narrow-minded a**holes who hate the rest of the world? Clearly, the Quebec government doesn't mind this, as long as we're all a nation of a**holes, all speaking french.

Back on track, after the first two or three questions that were moderately exciting (a.k.a. difficult) it promptly became repetitive and boring, until, reaching the end, it was, in keeping with past exam formats, downright crap. The last three questions are great examples:

Question: Do you believe that the French language will disappear from Quebec in the distant or not too distant future.

Possible answers:

Yes. We're all going to die someday, from a great extinction brought upon by some deadly virus or from the impact of a huge mass of frozen shit and rock hurtling from space among numerous other possibilities. By extension, as any child would know, the French language will also disappear from Quebec.
OR
No, the Quebec government has shown time and time again their outrageous ability to create more and more laws that protect the French language by violating the fundamental rights of others. This tendency does not seem to be abating. Therefore, the French language can be reasonably expected to still hang around Quebec for many years to come. (I answered this.)

Question: Do you think it would be a shame if the French language were to disappear from Quebec?

Answer: Yes, of course it would be a shame, especially considering that the French spoken in Quebec is very particular ( in the sense that swears need to be employed in every sentence). The loss of a language  is the loss of world heritage. It would be a shame to lose a part of our world's cultural, linguistic and historical heritage. (I meant it, surprisingly) On the other hand, it would also be a shame to hear the English language butchered by francophones.  (I also meant this just as much as the previous part.)

Question: Do you think a higher standard of spoken French in Quebec is necessary to Quebec's survival?

Answer: No. Geographically speaking, the land currently called Quebec will still exist, regardless if the residents speak French, English, Arabic or Whale. Linguistically speaking, (haha, a pun! sort of...)  the quality of the French spoken will change the existence of the Quebec as we know it. Depending on whether French is spoken properly or not, Quebec can be known to the rest of the world as France—with poutine instead of snails, or Quebec can be known as the Texas of France, and Quebeckers known as the rednecks of the French world. 

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And fucking A, what a coincidence. My friend just sent me this link. Texan conservatives managed to get the curriculum changed and imposed a questionable version of their social studies textbooks to their students, much like the QC government has done. HAHAHA! My Quebeckers-being-rednecks link is now even more substantiated!
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So as you can see, I was fuming towards the end of it all, and believe it or not, I did write the above answers (more or less) on the exam. I figure it's my opinion, so they can't possibly give me a bad grade for it, but you never know with those people...although if it happens, you can bet I'm going to start a freaking war.