—He's a dentist!
—Read subparagraph four point four again.
Deep is angry at himself. He doesn't need to read 4.4 again. He knows the manual doesn't make the distinction.
4.4 The total number of points earned in section one under paragraph four is equal to the number of points earned under paragraph four, subparagraphs one to three, multiplied by 1 if any of the following conditions are met:
(a) the test subject does not hold a degree in nursing from a recognized institution. (see appendix 3)
(b) the test subject does not hold a graduate degree in a medical field from a recognized institution and multiplied by 0.5 if neither condition (a) nor condition (b) are met.
Small mistake. Deep is still feeling reasonably confident about his evaluation. He tallies up Idir's score for section one.
Perfect score on politeness and courtesy. There are lots of small tests hidden in the BVA simulation. None are worth a lot, no more than one or two points each, but they add up. It’s rare, but these small details sometimes make the difference between citizenship and deportation. Idir is very courteous. He opened the front door for the old lady. He thanked the receptionist and the person who walked him to the test room. Neither are designed to be particularly endearing. He let the man in the baseball cap walk in before him when they went through the door. Most people move out of the way—the man in the baseball cap is rather large—but many lose that point with a complaint or a derogatory comment afterwards. Idir didn’t. He even got up to get napkins when the man in the baseball cap spilled his coffee. Five points.
No penalty for sexism. Idir didn’t laugh at the crude joke in the waiting room. No reaction at all. Not a guffaw followed by an apology. He didn’t even smile. He didn’t make a face or give the man a reprimanding look.
No penalty for racism. He trusted the citizen over the Asian man who accused her of stealing his money. Deep never understood why the Asian man couldn’t also be a citizen, but he has learned to live with the scoring.