Molly Hooper has been on edge since arriving at King's. Her summer internship was a disaster, and she's desperate to prove that she has what it takes. Now that it's exam week, she's gone from "on edge" to "completely fallen off the edge." She figures that if she can't get through this week, she might as well go back home and become a hairdresser. (At least I'd make Mum happy for once…)
Molly fidgets quietly as the exams are passed around. The first exam of the week is biochemistry – her worst subject, but she's studied like a madwoman. She writes her name in the exam book, reads the question carefully, and begins writing. She's got the major parts of the mechanisms down, although a few of the smaller details evade her. After an excruciating two hours, Molly turns in her exam and flops down in the student lounge feeling as if her brain has turned to cabbage.
One week later, exam results are posted, and to the shock of no one save her, Molly Hooper is near the top of her class. Her greatest fear is that this is a fluke.