(student)

Professor Roberts, I have a question for you about the assignment.

(professor)

OK, if it's a short question.

(student)

It is. The assignment on the syllabus lists pages 101 through 120 in the text, and the last page of the assigned reading is a list of questions. I was wondering if we were supposed to read through the questions and just think about the answers or actually write out the answers to the questions.

(professor)

Well, you don't need to write out neat and formal answers to the questions, but you should be really familiar with the answers because we'll be talking about the questions during class and I expect you to have answers ready.

(student)

You mean, we don't need to turn in written answers to the questions?

(professor)

That's right, but you might want to jot down notes about your answers so that you can refer to them during our discussion.