As a fellow Brit living in MA, I had the same experience - once round the block and home for tea. The cop who did my test (and didn't shut up once - even during the reverse/3 pt turn) suggested that Brits may even be better drivers than the average local from MA - I didn't feel it was appropriate to comment!

Likewise I now know more about drugs/drink driving laws for the under 17s than ever before, thanks to the written test.

Don't feel too bad about your "test", two of my friends from UK got their licenses at the RMV in Reading, the first walked in and was told to drive around the car park for five minutes, when he returned they had passed him and that was the tough test. The second, showed up, was asked for her registration, which she had left in the car, by the time she returned with it (2 minutes later), the cop had passed her as well.

I have my motorcycle test/training course coming up. A friend did the same training course, which is labelled advanced - he told me that you never leave the car park, only weave between cones, and that's after 4 hours of theory! Seemingly putting your feet on the floor is perfectly acceptable here.