As Bart prepares to frolic during the snow day, Lisa reveals she overheard him praying and urges him to make good use of an answered prayer. Bart decides to study while everyone else is having fun in the snow. Despite his effort, Bart fails the next day's test by one point. Bart breaks down crying and compares his failure to George Washington's surrender of Fort Necessity to the French in 1754. Mrs. Krabappel is impressed at this obscure historical reference and gives him an extra point for demonstrating applied knowledge. Bart is so ecstatic when he receives a barely passing grade (D-minus), he runs through Springfield, announcing his success. When Bart returns home, his parents post the test on the refrigerator, and he remarks he owes some of his accomplishment to God.