The Test
Award-winning author Sylvain Neuvel explores an immigration dystopia in The Test
Britain, the not-too-distant future.
Idir is sitting the British Citizenship Test.
He wants his family to belong.
Twenty-five questions to determine their fate. Twenty-five chances to impress.
When the test takes an unexpected and tragic turn, Idir is handed the power of life and death.
How do you value a life when all you have is multiple choice?
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Community Reviews
In the near future, Britain tests potential citizens through a virtual reality test. This is a story of one such test.
This disturbing story is disturbing because it could happen in the not so distant future As other reviewers have stated, it could be a story out of "The Black Mirror" universe.
This short story raises an some important questions - such as what is permissible in the name of national security? Who decides who gets to be a citizen, and what is permissible in deciding who gets to become a citizen.
This disturbing story is disturbing because it could happen in the not so distant future As other reviewers have stated, it could be a story out of "The Black Mirror" universe.
This short story raises an some important questions - such as what is permissible in the name of national security? Who decides who gets to be a citizen, and what is permissible in deciding who gets to become a citizen.
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