- Harriet Oleson: There must have been some terrible mistake! Why, it's impossible that my Nellie didn't win. Obviously you graded the papers incorrectly.
- Alice Garvey: You may be right. You can check the answers if you want. They're right here, inside Nellie's jacket. The same jacket she's worn for every test I've given. Except this last test. I've kept it up here on my desk. Have a nice day.
- Nellie Oleson: Do you know how I get good grades?
- Andrew 'Andy' Garvey: I guess so. You study hard, and you're naturally smart.
- Nellie Oleson: No. I cheat.
- Harriet Oleson: I see it as an opportunity to do God's work.
- Alice Garvey: God's work?
- Harriet Oleson: Yes. An opportunity for the more gifted to help the less gifted.