I worked all night
on a term paper that was due the next day and completely forgot to study
for a test I had the same day. I had not read the chapter, and it
was a very technical class, one that I knew little about. I got to
class the next day and the teacher (Coach Fuller) handed out the tests.
It was about 3-4 pages long. I looked at the first page for about
10 minutes and still couldn't answer any of the questions. The first
question was a diagram where I was supposed to fill in the names of the
parts. It was an engine or boat or some sort of machinery.
I had no clue. The second set of questions dealt with a certain formula
I was supposed to have studied. I was supposed to translate these
sentences using the formula or something. The third set of questions
was matching. That was the first page. I don't remember the
second or third page, but I remember I was able to guess at some of the
questions on the other pages. I spent a great deal of time looking
at the last page, which was some sort of booklet-like thing, similar to
a standardized test where it asked for your name, your county and city,
etc. You were supposed to fill it in by using numbers, but the code
for Fulton county wasn't listed so I was searching and searching for the
right code. Most of the class was finishing the test already and
Coach Fuller even graded several and handed them back. He grabbed
mine at one point and was grading one section that I had attempted (I was
like, "Wait! I'm not done!!"). A friend was in the class and she
was telling me she got a 60-something. I think that was considered
a failing grade. I knew I was gonna make twice as bad on mine.
Then I was somewhere
else, trying to decide what to wear to school that day, and I ended up
putting on something like a romper but it was very dressy. Then I
was back in the classroom and everyone had exchanged papers so I had someone
else's test. (And I still didn't get to finish mine!) The guy
in front of me tore off part of my test and handed it back to me, indicating
I could cheat now that I had someone else's test. I kept trying to,
but Coach Fuller kept moving around the room. Then he made us all
move. Our row (the first one on the left) moved up against the wall,
then I moved further toward the front next to a friend (I don't know who)
and borrowed a folder to bear down on. I never really got a chance
to cheat, although I had tried all during the test, too. My friend
was next to me and she said, "I didn't study at all" and I told her, "I
didn't even open up the book."
In some other class
I had been absent when we went over some certain section, so the teacher
told me I could skip those questions on the test. So I did.
The next week he told me I should've answered those questions because I'd
had time to study that section. I told him, "You told me I could
skip those questions because I'd been absent that day!!" But he still
wouldn't let me finish the test.
**Remember: This is ONLY a DREAM!**