Ch. 28
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"We got behind from reviewing on Monday," Mrs. Ackerman said jumping right into class when the bell rang. "We're going to have a quick discussion day this week. Please turn to the discussion questions for chapter three and discuss number one with your partners. You have five minutes."
Sam was a little bummed that discussion was cut short. She really liked talking with Freddie and wished she could have had the whole period… until she read the questions.
"These questions are all dumb," she said. "What makes males and females different? Duh… Why do you think men have nipples?"
"Yeah, I know," Freddie said. "I was looking forward to sharing my opinions with you again… but this chapter is on anatomy."
"Why do you have nipples anyway?" Sam asked. She'd never thought about it.
"I don't know," Freddie said laughing.
"Well, we only have time for one question anyway," Sam said looking back at the first question.
It read: What is circumcision? Do you agree or disagree with its practice?
"I know what circumcision is," Sam said. "But I actually don't know what it looks like," Sam said, trying to find a comparison.
"Here's a picture," Freddie said turning his book towards her. There were two diagrams of male genitalia. One with a flap of skin on the penis partially covering the head and the other without a flap at all.
"Oh," Sam whispered. "So you are circumcised then," she sniggered. Freddie looked around quickly to make sure no one heard.
"Shh," he muttered. Sam just laughed.
"So, what do you think about it?" Sam asked, laughing at how bad the question was.
"Well, it says here that an uncircumcised penis is a little more difficult to keep clean," he said. "So, yeah, I guess it's a good idea."
"I guess so," Sam said. She quite liked the way his penis looked and couldn't imagine it like the one in the diagram.
"Of all these questions, I wonder why she only wanted us to answer this one." Freddie said.
"Okay, class, it's time to move on," the teacher said passing out some papers before Sam could respond. "If you haven't already guessed, this chapter is about anatomy. You will be expected to label all the parts on these diagrams for your quiz on Friday. I recommend using the rest of your time today to fill out this worksheet and study it."
One side of the worksheet had two sets of male genitalia on it. One set was a cross-section and both diagrams had lines pointing to parts. "I guess we have to label the parts," Freddie said, turning a few pages before the find the same diagram in his book. We had a little grossed out looking at the inside of a penis.
Sam and Freddie worked as a team to fill out the worksheet, getting it done quickly. The other side had a front view of the female genitalia as well as a cross section of her internal sexual organs. Sam had to correct Freddie twice when labeling the front view. He kept labeling things wrong.
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