Cheat Sheet Analysis

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At the beginning, T.J tells the Logan kids that he created a "cheat sheet" for his and Stacey's history test later. When he suggests using it, Stacey refuses but during the test, T.J. hands it to him and Stacey is whipped as punishment for being caught with it even though he didn't cheat. Next, Cassie and her brothers go with Stacey to find T.J at the Wallace's store and Stacey hits him for cheating and getting him in trouble. Mr. Morrinson finds them there and knows that they shouldn't be there so he says he wouldn't tell their mother but Stacey had the option to and does. As a result, their Mama takes them to the badly injured Berry family and also to her students' farms in order to protect the children from the risk of further

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