angel from heaven (not simone this time)! my wonderful professor will let me redo the exam. went to see him and he said that my exam grade was "right on the border" of pass or fail (really think he was just being nice) and that he's sure that the reason i missed the ones i did is because i didnt fully understand what it was he was asking me (ha). naturally. so he said i can come back in one week and do it again! hoorah! am not total failure after all!