Piece Of Mind Summary

The article Piece of Mind by Adam Cohen describes a particular test that immigrants entering America through Ellis Island had to take. In today’s world, this puzzle would appear to be a child’s game; to those entering Ellis Island, this test could have been very difficult, due to the fact that most of them were ailing, sleep-deprived, and depressed from the long voyage. In order to complete it, they would have to identify the shapes as the parts of a face and assemble it in under five minutes. This test was called the Feature Profile Test and was developed by Howard A. Knox; in his eyes, it was a more practical way to test the immigrants’ knowledge without having to verbally communicate, due to the fact that many did not speak English. If they