Entry 25: It's Kind of a Funny Story

"The questions covered the standard junk that the test you on to determine if you're an idiot or not:
Reading comprehension. Ooh. Can you read this selection and tell what kind of tree they are trying to save?
Vocabulary. Did you buy a book full of weird words and learn them?
Math. Are you able to turn off your mind to the world and fill it with symbols that follow rules?
I made that test my bitch."

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 So a page later we get a little description of the entry exam to Craig's new high school and his gratuitous study habits. I really like YA Fiction mostly for the tone it's written in. Reading the inner monologue of a sarcastic teenager is just the best thing when you're a sarcastic teenager.  Ned Vizzini nails the vibe of a smart teenager taking a stupid test down to the last line of this passage. These rhetorical questions make the reader feel as dull as a test taker.  Craig gets a perfect score on the test.  Nerd.