Chapter 20To say the least, the exam didn't go well.
When Dave entered the classroom, he felt half-asleep, lethargic and disoriented. He arrived fifteen minutes late because he'd overslept; by the time that he walked in, the exam had already been underway for a quarter of an hour.
Wobbly and discouraged, Dave got his test papers from the disapproving professor, also received a rebuke for his tardiness. Though he'd arrived late, the professor told him, Dave would get no extra time to complete the exam. He'd lost fifteen minutes from his allotted exam period; he would have to hand in his work when everyone else did.
Dave shuffled to an empty seat in the rear of the classroom, dropped lifelessly into it as if he'd been dumped from the ceiling. Awkwardly, he struggled out of his coat, s
