Hello Jeanne,
I contacted Oracle Certification Support for this "Issue" and got the reply stating:
"Please note that there is no Pass / Fail status for the essay exam. The essay exam status will be always displayed as "TAKEN". Your assignment has been graded along with the Essay exam."
I have also got the Congratulations mail from Oracle stating:
"Congratulations! You have passed the Oracle Certified Master,
Java EE 5 Enterprise Architect certification. You are among the elite 1% of certified Java professionals who have gone on to achieve the Java Enterprise Architect certification. "
I have got "PASS" status with the assignment and the master(multiple choice) exam.I have "Taken" status with the essay exam.
So I think now the "issue" has been resolved.
Thanks for the help and advice through all three parts.
Thanks and regards,
Paritosh Chandorkar