 Why doesn't Martha's description of Terry fit what the reporter considers to be the norm?
"Is Terry really way up there all alone, Martha?" "Aren't you scared , Martha?" What could she say when the suave young man came up to her and said, "We want you to know that we're all very proud of your boy up there, ma'am, and we hope you'll do us the honor of answering a few questions." But whenever she opened her mouth to mention, say, how he used to study till all hours of the night, or how difficult it had been for him to make friends because of his shyness, or the fact that he had never gone out for football—whenever she started to mention any of these things, the suave young man was in great haste to interrupt her and to twist her words, by requestioning, into a different meaning altogether, till Terry's behavior pattern seemed to coincide with the behavior pattern which the suave young man apparently considered the norm, but which, if followed, Martha was sure, would produce not young men bent on exploring space but young men bent on exploring trivia.
 Terry is shy. A bookworm, who doesn't play sports.
 Terry is passionate about space exploration.  Terry didn't like football.  Terry is an only child.  Terry is shy. A bookworm, who doesn't play sports.