Bingo. She didn't have the formal education, and was basically rote-memorizing everying:
"What she was essentially doing while studying alone was memorizing as many questions — with their answers — as possible without always knowing what they were all about."
It's surprising that she didn't end up remembering by heart all possible test answers by then. It's also sad because, if she had asked an instructor politely to explain one complex traffic word for her each day, she would have reached the understanding she needed to pass the test far sooner. Then again, it sounds like she treated it like a hobby. If she was having fun, who's to stop her?
"What she was essentially doing while studying alone was memorizing as many questions — with their answers — as possible without always knowing what they were all about."
It's surprising that she didn't end up remembering by heart all possible test answers by then. It's also sad because, if she had asked an instructor politely to explain one complex traffic word for her each day, she would have reached the understanding she needed to pass the test far sooner. Then again, it sounds like she treated it like a hobby. If she was having fun, who's to stop her?