Analysis of Norman, Ray and Emma based on the official TPN IQ test :
I’ve managed to pass the TPN IQ test with an S at the 3rd try (first was B and second was AA) and after thinking about it, the way each children answer the test actually gives us a lot of informations about their personalities :
Norman just knows the answer. He sees the question and knows what is the answer, he doesn’t need to check the other possiblities. At the same time it means that he is the smartest of the three, but it also means that he’s not looking at all the possibilities around him, and if he applies that to his life, then he is actually trapped in this “just give the right answer” without thinking about other methods to find the answer. He is simply smart, but is also absolutely blind to any judgement.Â
Ray remembers the answer. It was already stated that he has a good memory, but that’s one of his most impresive skill if he can remember the answer to 300 questions ! I do say that he remembers but doesn’t particulary knows. He is booksmart, but if he doesn’t have the knowledge he can probably be pretty average. IQ tests questions are actually pretty similar so it’s not that hard once you know the answer. Besides, the fact that he remember the answer also mean that he can be very quick, but once he doesn’t know he can trap himself into searching an answer he won’t find in his memories. He says it himself, he is not particularly a good student but he worked hard to be a premium. He accumulated enough knowledge to be at a similar level to Norman, but since he is restricted by this knowledge then he can’t go further than what he already knows unlike Norman.
Emma deduces the answer. Out of the three, this ability to deduce is probably what makes it easier for her to survive in the outside world. But deducing something is also the “idiot method”. Because it means eliminating all the other possibilities, but that also means that she consider all of them. She always get the right answer, but the fact that she is the last of the three is because this technique requires time and thinking. She’s not the third because she’s stupid (far from that) but because she’s slow. If Ray and Norman are in front of a problem, even if she would usually be slower than them she will find the right solution anyway. If the other two will find a solution, she will find THE right one because she took the time to consider all the possibilities and deduce that this answer was the best.
Anyway, doing those test was very interesting and it does help in understanding those three. I found those answer using the methods I used while taking the test myself (knowing, remembering from my mistakes, and deducing), and I do think that trying to master one of those three methods is at the same time rewarding, but also means that you can be trapped in a way of thinking that can causes you problem : blinded judgement for Norman, lack of answer due to lack of knowledge for Ray, and slow to respond for Emma.Â
The recent chapters actually do confirm those !
WARNING SPOILERS from chapter 133 and after
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