It sounds like you may be able to craft a semi-break the week of Dec 27 - 31, partially because the 31st wiill be a fed 1/2 day and because, realistically, next to no one shows the days after the great commercial holiday. GE twinkle lights or not.

Hope you did well on the exam but know exactly what you mean about covering the questions, but ti is up to the subjective interpretation of ye olde professor as to the acceptance.

What I hate are the "You get an A/A- because it was good, but to be professional you would need x.y.z."