Test by William Sleator

Test by William Sleator

Pass the test and your dreams come true. Fail and you might as well be dead.

There are two worlds: the one where the rich and powerful travel by helicopter to homes of unbelievable luxury; and the other, where the unlucky sit in snarled traffic that never ends, breathing the polluted air that will eventually kill them. The test decides which world you'll live in. And Ann knows she won't pass. She'll never escape the traffic. But then strange things begin to happen. A man on a motorcycle follows her home; a mysterious boy reveals a dangerous source of test answers. Ann realizes that the test holds an ugly secret, and revealing it could be deadly.

Thought provoking through most of the book, the ending seemed a bit tidy for me.