Examination Day, by: Henry Sleaser

The story Examination Day by Henry Sleaser s a story about a twelve year old boy that has to take a test that every kid takes and it is formulated by the Government. Dickie was nervous about the test even though he had great grades, but his grades didn't help him on this test. Then the government called and told the boy's parents that their son had already finished the test but he had scored higher than the top score. Then they told them that if they wanted their kid buried by the government or if they wanted a private burial.

I personally didn't like the imagery in this story that much because it isn't much exiting. For example:

"The liquid inside had the consistency of buttermilk, tasted only vaguely of the promised  
peppermint." (3)

The protagonist in this story is Dickie. He is a really intelligent 12 year old boy that has to take a test from the Government.

‘I get good marks in school,’ he said hesitantly. (2)

This is showing how Dickie has good notes in school so he will probably get a good grade in the test

In the end this is a great story. It has a really impacting end and it is really interesting throughput the story.