He knew about Gotovoe Domashnie Zadanie (GDZ)—the legendary "ready-made homework" keys that circulated among the older students like secret maps. With a quick search on his tablet, he found the answers for the Ramzaeva 3rd-grade curriculum. There it was: the perfect conjugation, the correct prepositions, and every comma in its rightful place.
He opened Part 2 to the beginning of the chapter. He didn't look for the answer key. Instead, he read the rule, picked up his pen, and began the slow, difficult, but rewarding climb of actually learning. By the time the next snow fell, Maxim didn't need a "ready-made" answer—he had the knowledge to build his own.
"How can one word have so many endings?" he groaned, his pen hovering uselessly over his notebook.