V — Yes, Professor (The Examiner)

Reader's note

Upright, the fifth card is the Examiner in his chair — rubric, red pen, the rules that keep a room in order. Reversed, which is how I most often draw him for this story, the rubric is set aside and the one doing the assessing is the one being assessed. Reader's note: she marks papers; he marks the rest. A single office hour and both records change. Keep this card reversed on your desk and watch how you sit.