I attended university in the early 90s, and majored in Computer Science. On a lark, I took a class on Native American Literature (just on the name alone, I tho

I attended university in the early 90s, and majored in Computer Science. On a lark, I took a class on Native American Literature (just on the name alone, I thought it would have been more Native American lore; it turned out to be contemporary fiction written by Native Americans). The entire grade was based on one mid-term and one final. The mid-term I failed. When it came time for the final, I realized there was no way I could even answer the single question and simply walked out of the class. I fully expected an F for that class, but I ended up with a C, which surprised the hell out of me. I was recently talking with a friend (a former English instructor for a well known university in the United States) about this, and he said I either received a "Gentleman's C" or (more likely) the instructor simply thought he lost my paper and erred on the side of grade inflation.