Java time!

Getting a NullPointerException for this snippet, specifically at the "if" statement line. I have initialized and giving values to each of the variables, I cannot for the life of me figure out what is wrong.

    public boolean gradeQuiz(char[] studentAnswers)
    {
        int     l             = 0;
        boolean passedQuiz = false;
        missedQuestions    = new int[ARRAY_SIZE];
       
        for (int i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE; i++)
        {
            if (studentAnswers[i] == correctAnswers[i])
            {
                l++;
                missedQuestions[l] = i + 1;
                correct++;
            }

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