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Any test that has questions which refer to dead white men is both racist and sexist.

You are clearly in need of re-education.

I think the kid learned to spew that epithet to cover his lack of ability. The test contents were simply questions that could be answered based on reading assignments and material presented in class. It was objective and easy. No surprises. You certainly can cook up a test that could be labeled "racist" if the questions consisted of jargon known generally within a racial group, but not part of society as a whole. Would you perform well if the question was posed in street gang ebonics with pictures of gang signs and answers required in street ebonics? A kid in a street gang would probably do OK on such a test. The rest of society would fail miserably. That example is a red herring when applied to the junior high science test. The material was presented to all the students attending the class. All were given an equally quiet room, comfortable desk and writing instruments to complete the test. A totally level playing field. Once again, equality of opportunity is no guarantee of equality of outcome.