Challenges throuigh This Chaper is Private Summary

In "Challenges," Jeffery and the other students are surprised to learn they are taking a surprise version of the standardized tests in an effort to see how they'll do on the real thing. Jeffery is given extra time to complete tests because of his difficulty focusing and so is late entering English class. A girl in the class is just reading her journal entry as Jeffery walks in. The assignment is for students to write about a time they "faced a challenge head-on." When it's Tad's turn to read, he's obviously angry about the girl's entry. He begins to make up an entry about imaginary friends who are having sleepovers. He says one isn't invited and will be hurt if he goes without her so he'd "pretended to have leprosy" in order to...