Test Problem

Jeremy Hovah is facing the most important examination of his university career—and one missed course or failed test could mean total academic failure. His final challenge in Advanced Deliberation and Memory is unlike any ordinary exam: using only the raw materials of space and the power of his trained mind, he must recreate an entire star system, complete with planets and life.

Locked inside a testing cubicle, Jeremy receives a detailed mental image of his assigned system and begins shaping the cosmos from chaos. He forms a sun, spins worlds into orbit, raises mountains, fills oceans, and brings plants and animals to life, all while battling exhaustion and the relentless demands of the test. As his creation grows more intricate, the boundary between student, scientist, and creator becomes remarkably thin. This imaginative science-fiction story explores intelligence, ambition, and the extraordinary consequences of treating the universe like an examination problem.