"I knew a dog who could do that" (357). I absolutely love Zoe. I feel like if I were her student, I'd actually really like her as a teacher. Plus her sense of humor is great. The only part of the story that I don't understand is the possible-cancer part. I don't really see how that connects with the rest of the story. The whole story is relatively humorous, dry as it may be, and the cancer thing just puts a damper on it. I don't really see what the author is trying to achieve with it, if anything.