Ms. Spargo looked at the door, making sure that it in fact was closed. Once so assured, she said, “I don’t want this to get into the paper, at least not yet, so, off the record?”
Hattie and Morgana both nodded.
“Okay, well, as a matter of fact, I did think it was odd. It wasn’t until the fifth quiz that I noticed that particular phenomena. That was when I pulled out the original answer sheets and started comparing them. In each case, the same answers were missed by each of the five. Now, there is a possibility that they study together, but to miss the exact same questions, somehow I don’t think that explains it.”
Mrs. Spargo sounds like a cool teacher from the old school. She has an excellent relationship with her students, yet is sharp enough to know when a student is not doing right. If the girls had not approached her I suspect she would have spoken to the football players on her own. Having the answers so close between five people is a little hard to accept, even if they are studying together.