Addendum:

The exam happened this morning - I can't say it went well, but it's done with now. The timing of it sucked, given the reports and assessments under which I am currently buried (I mean that metaphorically at the moment, but if things don't let up then it may be an apt way in which to depart this world).

The last question invited me to write an essay on what kind of teacher I wanted to become. I struggled to take it seriously and to avoid venting my spleen. So much in fact, that I didn't. And I felt so much better afterwards.