It's Dickie Jordan's twelve birthday and he is at the breakfast table with his parents, but his parents don't seem to be too happy.
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Oh no I am getting scared.
Since every twelve year old needs to take an intelligence exam, Mrs. Jordan is worried about Dickie taking the exam, while Mr. Jordan gets irritated by the situation.
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Doesn't taste how my father told me
Dickie doesn't know about the exam until he hears his parents talking about it, he gets curious and wants know what exam his parents are talking about, so he questions them.
I Hope Dickie does well on the exam.
Forget about it, he'll do all right.
Dickie's father tells Dickie how he needs to drink something that will make him tell the truth so he doesn't lie. Then all of the sudden Dickie starts to worry for the exam.
You are going to have to drink this thing to tell the truth, taste like peppermint
Dickie and his father go to the Government Educational Building, so he could take the exam. His name is called, he has to drink something like his father said and the test starts.