The car driving test

I have been learning to drive in this country for over a year(Does that sound too long? Not much if you consider that we are on our own here, and Prashanth works on weekends, so I only get to go when he's at home to take care of the child. Minus the 6 week long vacation to India and a total of 8 weeks off from my instructor on various holidays). I managed to take about 32 lessons when my intructor declared that I was ready to give the test. So I booked the test and awaited the grand day eagerly. We were to have an hours practise before the test and I wasn't too bad during this session. We then went to the test centre, waited for the examiners to arrive.
An elderly examiner came and called out my name. I had requested my instructor to come along with me during the test(this is optional). After the usual eye-check tests, we walked out to the car. I checked with the examiner if my instructor could accompany us. In the car, I was asked a few safety questions about the car(which I had memorized from the book) and then we started. The test itself lasted longer than usual for about 55 minutes. I was told it would be around 35-40 minutes. The test was really difficult going by normal standards as we hit around a dozen or more major roundabouts, hit the motorway twice and drove at around 70mph, went through the dual carriageways(@60 mph) and I thought I would almost fail the test, when I had to turn right at the roundabout, and a long queue of cars were coming from the right. I simply could not move to the right lane, but at the last moment, I somehow managed to squeeze in. Another one that I thought was a major mistake, which turned out to be a minor one was stalling. We were on a slope waiting at a pedestrain signal and when the lights turned green, the car in front of me stalled. It took me a while to realize and I stalled right behind him. I chose the test just after lunch around 2:30 when I thought the roads would be reatively quiet, but that day seemed quite the opposite. I also had to stop twice for school patrols, and wait for children to cross the road. We finally returned to the test centre and I waited for the examiner to reveal the result. I was shocked and surprised when he remarked that "I am pleased to tell you that you have passed the test". I wasn't sure if I had heard it right, but was grinning from ear to ear. After completing a few more formalities/paper-work, I got out of the car and my driving instructor congradulated me. I still could not believe my ears, but kept questioning my instructor, who remarked that all my blunders were minor and although I was not satisfied with the test myself - it was definitely not one of my best trips - I have passed the driving test. Yaaay!!!