Summary

In the chapter “Pencils, Erasers and Disqualifications,” Reynie arrived early for his test at the Monk Building in Stonetown. Reynie had learned about these tests from his tutor, Miss Perumal at the Stonetown Orphanage. Along with newspaper articles about the ongoing Emergency, Miss Perumal had pointed out to Reynie was an advertisement seeking gifted children who were looking for special opportunities. She drove him to his first test in on office building near Stonetown Bay. There were several unusual questions in this test including one that asked if the test taker liked to watch television and another that asked about listening to the radio. Another question was about a chess move, and the final question asked the test taker if he was brave. The tests were graded while the children waited. Reynie was the only one in the...