Reborn in America

Chapter 6: IQ Test

Just as Alex concentrated on sorting out his memories, his abnormal behavior attracted the attention of others. Especially Angel, she has been worried about Alex. When she found that Alex was sitting idly and motionless from time to time, she began to want to see a doctor.

Not long after Alex was born, they discovered that Alex would not be as annoying as other children and would not cry or make trouble. When necessary, know how to actively make a sound to attract the attention of adults.

When I can say I can go, the signs of "sensible" become more and more obvious. This is because of Alex's negligence, even the greatest actor cannot play an ignorant child for a lifetime. He looked so different, so unusual.

Angel also found that Alex started reading various books when he was two years old, and would also take the initiative to teach other children to learn. At first she told Bart, but Bart didn't pay much attention to it. He thought it was just an accident.

When Alex played the "Carmen" Variation in public, and later became quiet because of his research ability, the Carpenters' concerns reached their culmination. They plan to find someone to see what is going on with this child.

Bart called his parents' friend, who was a university professor. Under the introduction of this professor, Bart found an expert who specializes in IQ. It is said that they have a lot of research on this kind of children who are different from ordinary people, and they can test Alex to see if it is an IQ problem.

"Don't worry!" The professor comforted Bart in this way. He said: "From what you described, I can tell you with confidence that Alex's IQ is definitely higher than other kids!"

Soon, those people contacted Bart, and they offered to come over for a preliminary test.

"Hi! Alex, hello!" said two white men in suits and leather shoes entering the room. One of them wore a pair of black-rimmed glasses, the other did not.

Alex stared at them, looked at them and said, "Hello! What's the matter?"

The Carpenters were standing beside them, and Bart quickly invited them to sit down and make two cups of coffee.

Angel explained to Alex: "Children, we invited them to check your body."

an examination? Isn't it what you found?

Alex was a little uneasy, but he soon let go, because the other party just talked to him casually. He soon understood that they were here to test IQ.

At the beginning, Alex still couldn't let go, he was hesitating how to answer the other party's question. After a minute or two, he suddenly thought that this was an opportunity. As long as the Carpenters mistakenly believe that he has a high IQ, all abnormal behaviors can be explained. He doesn't need to cover up too much, especially in terms of behavior and language, he behaves like an adult. He once thought of pretending to be a child, but this is difficult to change.

Alex thought to himself: "Well, how much IQ do you need? 180 is not enough! This is just to the level of Jin Tianyi, at least higher than Conan, it should be enough."

Just as he was struggling with his IQ, the visitor had already introduced himself.

Those two are both professors at the University of Chicago. The one with black-rimmed glasses is a mathematics professor, and the one without glasses is a biology professor. After they heard the description of the Carpenters, they initially judged that Alex's IQ was very high, so they came to have a look with great interest.

Alex, who was hesitant, made them mistakenly think that this was the so-called psychological line of defense, and there was no excessive persecution. After everyone was familiar with it, the topic became more and more profound. At this time, Alex has made up his mind to cooperate with them to test their IQ.

The two professors were quickly surprised. They saw that Alex's thinking was jumping and he could still keep up with certain topics. He acted like an adult, discussing with them decently. Regardless of whether the view is correct or not, this has already made them feel a little excited. After just chatting for more than ten minutes, they already had a conclusion in their hearts.

The two looked at each other and nodded silently. Yes, they are sure that Alex is a kid with a high IQ.

Of course, when Alex was talking with them, he changed his tone carefully, and he did not appear old-fashioned.

"I heard that your memory is very good, can you show it to us?" The mathematics professor said to Alex with a smile.

Alex tilted his head and thought for a while, and said angrily: "Okay! How do you want to perform?"

The biology professor immediately took out a book from his purse, which was a thick dictionary. He said: "Are you literate? You all know how to read these words!"

Alex nodded, and he took the book.

"Can you take a quick look, just take a look, and I will test you later!" he continued.

Alex flipped through it at will. In fact, he didn't need to see what these words meant. His complete memory ability was much better than image memory. As long as he has seen it and heard it, he will be able to remember it completely.

The two saw Alex flipping quickly, almost flipping over, and hardly stopped thinking. There was a hint of surprise in their eyes, they had never seen a person like this. Even people with super memory don't remember them so quickly.

"Is something wrong?" They thought in unison.

After finally turning over this dictionary, Alex handed it back: "I've read it all, let's take the exam!"

"Have you all finished reading?" The mathematics professor could hardly believe his ears. He quickly asked, "Have you remembered all?"

"Yes! Remember, I already have their images in my mind." Alex said very cool.

Another professor asked a question in a tone of disbelief: "Page 145, what letter is in the second line?"

Alex replied: "The letter on the left is XXX, and the letter on the right is XXX. Their explanations are..."

The mathematics professor turned to that page immediately, compared what Alex said, and found that it was not bad at all.

They hurriedly tested a few more times, and they were all told by Alex. At this time they felt that they were shocked and petrified, and they didn't know what to say.

On the contrary, the Carpenters were not surprised. They knew that Alex's memory was very good and they were used to it. What they worry about is Alex's abnormal behavior, and they can't do anything about Alex's situation.

The mathematics professor also tested Alex's mathematical calculation ability. This kind of problem is only a trivial matter for Chinese who have received nine years of compulsory education. Alex once again made him feel that his IQ was not enough.

"Mr. Carpenter, Mrs. Carpenter, can you talk outside?"

After they left the house, Angel immediately asked: "Professor, there is nothing wrong with Alex!"

The mathematics professor shook his head and said: "Your son's thinking is very normal. We didn't find any problems with him. But..."

These words made the Carpenters nervous. They hurriedly asked: "But what?"

"His thinking and knowledge are almost the same as those of an adult, that is to say, his IQ may be the highest we have ever seen!"

"IQ?"

Neither the Carpenters nor the Carpenters really understood why this IQ would affect Alex's behavior. They know that if they have a low IQ, they will indeed become a little silly. However, Alex's IQ is so high, why sometimes he sits motionless like a fool.

This era, when the IQ test was on the rise, many schools are doing this IQ test. People are superstitious about this kind of test, thinking that it can tell whether a child will have a successful future in the future.

"If Alex has no problem with IQ, then why does he still be like that?"

The Carpenters described some of Alex's abnormal conditions and wanted to find out the real problem.

"No! Your understanding of IQ is not complete enough. People with high IQs usually perform somewhat differently from normal people."

The two professors quickly explained to them what IQ is. What will be the performance of high IQ and low IQ? The good news is that Alex's IQ is definitely not low, but the bad news is that they don't know how high his IQ is.

"We hope to be able to test it again and have a complete test. This way you can know how high your son's IQ is."

Angel's idea is simple, as long as Alex is not sick, she doesn't care how high the IQ is. Bart thought the same way at first, he didn't want his son to test his IQ too much.

The two professors finally met a child who looked like a genius, and they would not let it go so easily.

"This test will give you some compensation." said one of the professors.

When Bart heard this, he immediately got excited: "What compensation?"

"Uh, 100 dollars!"

US$100 is equivalent to Bart’s one month’s salary, and he is considering whether to agree to the party. Unexpectedly, Angel refused: "We don't need your 100 dollars! Please go back!"

"What about 300 dollars? No, we can give you 500 dollars at most!" The mathematics professor immediately raised the price as soon as the negotiation failed.

Another professor was shocked by his arrogance. He knew that 500 US dollars was already a lot of money, and I was afraid the school would not reimburse this expense. However, he also knows that his colleagues are fascinated by IQ research and may be able to take part of the research funds to Carpenter's family.

500 dollars! This money can almost buy a new car! This was a lot of money at the time. Enticed by the money from the two professors, Bart surrendered first, and he turned his head to continue to persuade his wife.

They talked for a long time and promised that they would not harm Alex or affect the life of the Carpenter family. In the end, the Carpenters agreed to continue the test. The test was scheduled to the next day. After getting up in the morning and having breakfast, the Carpenters took Alex to the University of Chicago.