Summary Of Test By Theodore Thomas

In “Test”, by Theodore Thomas, there were three points in the story where the plot suddenly changes direction, and the author uses certain tactics to make sure the readers don’t expect them. Thomas begins his story by describing the perfect driving conditions and driver. “It was a good day for driving” gets ingrained in our heads; nothing could go wrong. The audience is lead into a false sense of security, but suddenly, notice the use of that word, “a blue convertible swung out from behind a truck.” Robert Procter, the driver, noted the car and the truck in the previous paragraph, but he clearly labeled them as not a threat, he put them in the back of his mind. The second big plot twist was the reveal of the car crash being a hypnotization;