Summary Of Memory By Seslar

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Evidence
Reasoning

Although the Jordan’s never said anything to their son Dickie, once he turned 12 years old on his birthday, he learns about the test and how he has to take it. The author in the text shows us that the parents are afraid to tell their son Dickie about the test. “Forget about it,” He said. “He’ll do all right.” ( Seslar 1). What this shows is how the parents are worried about the test and they are scared to tell Dickie about the test even though they don’t even know about it themselves. To add on, they are telling him on his twelfth birthday. This test is a “Government intelligence they give children at the age of twelve.” (Seslar 2). The kid was confused, he didn’t know if it was a “test in school” (Seslar 2) or another kind of test.
However, he thought it would be regular. Dickie started asking questions like: “what makes it green, though? The grass?” (Seslar 2). His father didn’t know what to say. Also the author added repetitive words like the father “snapping” (Seslar 2). Even more the mother and father kept on saying that he’ll do great and that it’s no not a problem. They told Dickie that this test it to test how smart you are. In fact “ The Government wants to know how smart you are, Dickie.” (Seslar 2). The author wants us to know that the parents, but also that they are trying to hide it from their kid Dickie so he wouldn’t be