CHAPTER SIXTEEN

CHAPTER 16

**** D-Day of the Surprise Quiz ****

The last bell rang through Willow Creek High's hallways, signaling the end of another period and the beginning of the wild rush to freedom. Students flooded out of the classrooms, their laughter and talk forming a discordant symphony that echoed off the lockers.

The last of the individuals had barely crossed the threshold of Mr. Henderson's History classroom when the door swung open, admitting a familiar figure - Mrs. Wilkins, her stern expression a depressing reminder of the academic severities that awaited.

"Clear your desks and take out a pen," she said as she went to the front of the room.

The remaining students let out a cooperative groan, with looks ranging from perplexity to plain dismay.

"But, Mrs. Wilkins," the students protested, "we've already covered today's material."

Mrs. Wilkins fixed the class with a steely stare, her lips pursed into a narrow line of disdain. "And yet, it would seem that some among us are in alarming nee