“Susan, honey, it’s time to practice The Test.”


    “Okay, Momma, I’m ready ...”


    “First question: A boy runs across the street, and you see a dog running in the opposite direction. A car is about to hit them. Whom do you save?”


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    “Neither, Momma. That boy calls me names, and the dog barks at me!”


    “No, Suzy, wrong answer.”


    “I save the dog. It’ll eat that cat that scratched me!”


    Susan’s mother cried.


    “What’s wrong, Momma?”


    “Oh, it’s nothing, dear. Let’s hope you pass The Test.”


    Susan was sent to live in The Colony for the rest of her life.