I politely disagree. Many tests fall into a subjective category if a teacher designs it as such. Therefore, no matter how well Dylan did, Bennett could say he missed the point. Not that I ever experienced an idiot professor in English, that wanted all engineering students to do a paper on their senior project when not all engineers had senior projects, - what a turd ! Ooops!
For Bennett the narcissist it is all about his power to conquer, to control. He chose his new target and adjusted as needed to get a response. Dylan could have aced it or at least done well, as another teacher indicated. The possibility the test was subjective gives Bennett the control for as long as he perceives he needs it. He is not a long term player. He controls then moves on when he gets bored. Dylan was fodder no matter what. IMO
I'll admit I'm no History expert - the last time I studied it was Grade 8 over 20 years ago, but the one thing I do remember is that ultimately you just need to make a referenced, reasoned argument.
BTW, we don't know how well Mrs Torres would have graded Dylan's paper, only that "I agree that the grade is unjustified and it actually should be better". That's not a particularly glowing response, only that he shouldn't have been failed.
If Bennett had done has you suggest, but Dylan had in fact made a well referenced, reasoned argument (essentially acing it), it would have been blatantly obvious that he had it out for Dylan. But nothing Mrs Torres says reflects that.
It's pretty much moot anyway. With the Coach Sophia storyline dropped, Bennet's deadline is back to playable day 24, so around 15 years away, so we might not even find out.
I'm starting to feel a little "hungry" for updates. Its this and Jessica O'Neil that I'm really intrigued by. Even though the update time for this is really controversial it certainly creates the thought of "whats going to happen next".... well that or I have too much free time.
I can highly recommend Free Pass (link in my sig). Each update is at least a half-day of story, and usually drops every 2 -3 weeks.