B himself and three other adults quite well: Number Two (a woman who resembles a pencil), Rhonda Kazembe (who isn't much older than they are, maybe eighteen or nineteen?), and Milligan (a man with James Bond skills and no memory of his past). The four children, who all happen to be alone in the world, are escorted to the residence of one Mr. As a result, only four children pass the tests: Reynie, George "Sticky" Washington, Kate Wetherall, and Constance Contraire. The tests are weird and appear to go far beyond typical multiple-choice exams, testing not just for standard intelligence but for specific character traits as well: honesty, kindness, desire to help others, and, curiously, a dislike of radio and television in general. Okay, so it's not everybody's dream, but Reynie is taking the tests because of a cryptic ad he and his tutor/mother-figure, Miss Perumal, saw in the local paper that read, "Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Just so happens that when Reynie answers these questions, the answers are yes and yes. Reynie Muldoon is living the dream: he's spending a weekend day taking tests.
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