'Examination day' af Henry Slesar, summary

Examination day - Summary The short story “Examination day” written by Henry Slesar in 1985, portrays a society in which people are living under exaggerated government rules, this would make the theme of the story control and fear. In the story we meet the Jordans, a family of three in which Mr. and Mrs. Jordan's only child, Richard Jordan is turning twelve years old at today's date, meaning that he has to be tested by the government examination. Richard is a clever boy, with good marks in school and a curious mind. The Jordan`s have never explained what this examination