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Flowers for Algernon
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What happens when Charlie takes Miss Kinnian out on a date?
Charlie realizes that he will never be as smart as her
Charlie doesn't like her personality
Charlie realizes that he will soon be much smarter than her
She gets angry with him
2
What is the first sign of regression in Algernon?
Algernon's fur turns dark
Algernon bit Charlie
Algernon died
Algernon ran away
3
What is one sign that Charlie is showing regression?
He can't read a book he once read
He forgets where he parked his car
He no longer loves Miss Kinnian
He needs to go back to adult night school
4
What is the Algernon-Gordon effect?
An operation can make a person more intelligent permanantly
After the surgery, intelligence is only temporary
A mouse and a person can be friends
5
Who was Charlie's boss?
Miss Kinnian
Mr. Donnegan
Mr. Bloom
Mr. Connor
6
What happened to Algernon?
Algernon died
Algernon was given the operation a second time
Algernon became paralyzed
Algernon ran away
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What does Algernon do while Charlie works with paper and pencil?
Plays dead
Hides in his cage
Runs a maze
Unlocks a lock
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Who is the narrator?
Daniel Keyes
Dr. Nemur
Miss Kinnian
Charlie Gordon
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Why did Charlie need to go back to Donnegan's factory?
His IQ is too low to work anywhere else
Miss Kinnian asked him to
He needs money for rent
He misses his friends
10
Who suggested that Charlie be used for the experiment?
Dr. Nemur
Miss Kinnian
Dr. Seuss
Charlie's mom
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What is Charlie's internal conflict?
trying to figure out why people make fun of others
trying to learn to read and write
trying to understand intelligence and his own mind
12
What did Charlie think would help the operation work?
His strong, healthy body
His desire to be smart
His lucky rabbits foot
13
What point of view is this story told from?
3rd person
2nd person
1st person
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When Miss Kinnian says, "I hope....I just hope to God - " What is that a literature element?
Flashback
Figurative Language
Foreshadow
Irony
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How old is Charlie?
40
10
37
34
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What does the word regression mean?
Being of less importance
Gradual loss of memory and skills
To prove someone wrong
Not understood, not clear
17
What is the name of the book Charlie reads about a man trapped on a deserted island?
Rules
Freak the Mighty
Robinson Crusoe
18
What was Charlie's IQ before the operation?
60
68
61
67
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Why did Charlie end up back at Miss Kinnian's night school?
He needed to see Miss Kinnian
He forgot he didn't go there anymore
He wanted to teach the students
He wanted to find new friends
20
Which of the following is NOT one of the ways we know that Charlie is smarter?
Charlie can spell and write correctly
Charlie can read books
Charlie can beat Algernon in the race
Charlie got his master's degree in 1 month
21
How do the factory workers feel about Charlie as he is getting smarter?
They are scared of him
They are angry with him
They are proud of him
They are jealous of him
22
Why did Charlie quit his job at the plastic box company?
He was hired at a better job
His co-workers signed a petition to get him fired
He thought his job was too low for him now that he is smart
His journal writing and research was taking too much time
23
What does Charlie realize when he watches the boy at the restaurant?
That this boy is his son
Charlie wants to help this boy get the operation too
This boy is low functioning
Charlie was laughed at just like this boy
24
Charlie remembers his father being drunk. This is
a flashback
a mood swing
imagery
foreshadowing
25
Why does Charlie move away from New York?
He wants to visit Algernon's grave
He wants to find his mom
He wants a fresh start with new friends
He can't afford rent anymore
26
What does Dr. Strauss bring Charlie at night?
A television
A computer
A radio
An alarm clock
27
What is obvious in the text that tells the readers Charlie is losing his intelligence?
He writes the dates incorrectly
He gets lost
He can't see the pictures in the inkblots again
He misspells words and doesn't use punctuation
28
What is the importance of Charlie reading a difficult book?
It shows that he is gaining knowledge
It makes Miss Kinnian fall in love with him
It means people will like Charlie
It shows that Charlie has self-confidence
29
Who is the author of Flowers for Algernon?
Sharon Creech
Rodman Philbrick
Daniel Keyes
Fred Gipson
30
Where does Charlie work?
Miss Kinnian's night school
a store
a box company
a hospital
31
To draw a conclusion means to infer.
True
False
32
What was the name of the ink blot test?
Thematic Aperception
Rawshack
Box and Whiskers
Ripcord
33
Refute means to prove something is wrong.
True
False
34
What do the factory workers mean when they say, "Someone pulled a Charlie Gordon?"
They did something funny
They did something stupid
They made someone angry
They did something smart
35
How does Charlie feel at the end of the tests?
Ashamed and Worried
Happy and Excited
Confident and Satisfied
Amused
36
How does Charlie feel now that he is so much smarter than everyone?
Confident
Angry
Happy
Lonely
37
Which doctor did Charlie call a "grouch?"
Dr. Nemur
Dr. Strauss
38
In what year did this story take place?
1980's
1960s
present day
1800's
39
Why do Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss fight?
They both want credit for the experiment
Dr. Strauss hates Charlie
They both love Miss Kinnian
Dr. Nemur wants to quit the experiment
40
Who asked Charlie to keep progress reports?
Miss Kinnian
Dr. Strauss
Mr. Donnegan
Dr. Nemur
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How does Charlie begin to perceive the doctors after the surgery?
He thinks they are mean.
He realizes they are not as smart as he thought they were.
The doctors are his friends.
42
Why is Charlie doing more research work than the two doctors?
He understands his brain better than they do
He is much smarter than they are
He has more time than they do
He won't let them read his journal
43
Why is Charlie a good candidate for the operation?
He is already smart
He has good motivation
He is so low functioning
He is healthy
44
How do we as the readers know that Charlie is getting smarter?
He remembers his childhood now
He knows how to spell better
He becomes kinder to others
He takes IQ tests and the results show it
45
Where does the resolution happen in the story?
middle
beginning
end
46
What is the genre of this story?
Realistic Fiction
Traditional Literature
Science Fiction
Historical Fiction
47
What is a conflict?
the plot
a struggle within a character or between characters
the end or resolution
the turning point in the story
48
What does deteriorating mean?
improving
declining
progressing
49
What does absurd mean?
sensible
illogical or untrue
logical
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Who is Algernon?
Charlie's girlfriend
the author
a white mouse
the doctor who performed the surgery
