Helen feels that examinations do not really build the knowledge of a child. The student reads the texts and studies the books only to gain marks. Very few read them with a thirst for knowledge. Such kind of knowledge is only temporary to the student, because his mind is bombarded with lots of information, most of which cannot be stored for a long time. Helen realized that her own mind was so muddled up with different subjects, that she grew into despair trying to organize the information in order. Helen refers to the examinations as the chief 'bugbears' of her college life, as both were terribly frightening for her. The days before the exams neared, she would try to cram up complex formulas and dates. Examinations forced Helen to wish that books, science and the student herself must be buried in the depths of the sea.