Passing Tests

"I'll probably fail our math test today," Caden told Tegan as they walked to school. "I'm really bad at multiplication."

"Yeah, me too," said Tegan, "but I'm not going to fail. Want to know why?" She slid a card from under the cuff of her sleeve. "See? The multiplication tables are all right here!" She grinned. "I've got an extra card. Want it?" She pulled a card from her pocket and offered it to Caden.

"That's cheating," Caden said.

"What's worse, cheating or failing?" asked Tegan.

Caden took the card and looked at it. It would be so easy to cheat! he thought. My desk is near the back of the room, and Mr. Collins hardly ever walks around when we have a test. But
"I'm not going to do it," he said, handing the card back to Tegan. "I don't think you should either. It's not right."

"You are dumb," Tegan replied, "and not just in math!"

During the math test, Caden struggled through the problems without looking around. He didn't want to see Tegan cheat.

At the end of the day, Caden