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Review for Flowers for Algernon Test by Daniel Keyes.
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1
Which word best summarizes Charlie's feelings about the operation he is going to have?
enthusiasm
fear
sadness
resentment
2
What genre is the story Flowers for Algernon?
science fiction
mythology
realistic fiction
fantasy
3
In the selection, the author varies all of the following to show changes in Charlie EXCEPT
vocabulary usage
spelling
narrator of the selection
sophistication in sentence structure
4
What do the factory workers mean by saying someone "pulled a Charlie Gordon?"
Someone did something stupid
Someone did something funny
Someone had an operation
Someone lost something
5
The reader learns about the other characters through
stage directions
an introduction to the diary
Charlie's experiences with them
their own words
6
What lesson can be learned from Flowers for Algernon?
Intelligence doesn't last forever
Only people who try hard deserve respect
Intelligent people are usually lonely and happy
All humans deserve to be treated with respect
7
What were the first signs Charlie's intelligence was improving after the surgery?
he passes the "ink blot" test
his brain measures a 3x higher intelligence
his writing ability and beating Algernon
he could focus his eyes better
8
When Charlie becomes a genius, his most important discovery is...
his theory on how quickly his intelligence will deteriorate
that he must communicate with Miss Kinnian in simple terms
that Dr. Nemur doesn't know about the work in India
that Algernon will soon die
9
In the story's final resolution, Charlie
returns to exactly how he was at the beginning of the story
gained a valuable experience, but lost his intelligence
deeply regrets the decision to have the operation
again becomes a student at night school
10
What ends up happening to Algernon?
he lost his knowledge and died
Charlie takes him home for a pet
he lost his knowledge and became an ordinary mouse
he ran away
11
What does the word illiterate mean?
mental advantage
ability to read
inability to read
legality
12
Which of the following events is NOT caused by the incident with the broken dishes?
Charlie realizes how intelligent he has become.
Charlie is disgusted that he had laughed at the boy.
Charlie remembers how he used to play the clown.
Charlie decides to work in the field of human intelligence.
13
The reference to Robinson Crusoe is an example of what literary element?
flashback
foreshadow
irony
allusion
14
When Charlie laughs at the mentally disabled restaurant worker, the author is using
irony
flashback
foreshadow
jeopardy
15
What is Charlie's main internal conflict throughout the story?
trying to figure out what causes people to laugh at others
trying to get along with the factory workers
trying to learn to read and spell correctly
trying to understand his own mind and intelligence
16
Which of the following is the best example of a theme from Flowers for Algernon?
hard work pays off
respect those who are different
friendship is important to humans
love hurts, accept it
17
This story is written in what point of view?
3rd person omniscient
3rd person objective
1st person
3rd person limited
18
What makes Charlie gloomy when he takes Miss Kinnian out for dinner for the first time?
Miss Kinnian thinks she was wrong to suggest him.
He thinks that she will refuse to help him with reading.
Miss Kinnian doesn't love him.
He knows he will leave her behind intellectually.
19
Which of the following events is repeated as a parallel episode?
The factory workers force Charlie to leave his work
The factory workers take Charlie out to drink
Charlie has an operation
Charlie has dinner with Miss Kinnian
20
The doctors picked Charlie for the experiments because of his...
motivation
low mental age
eager to please attitude
lack of a guardian
21
What happens when Charlie goes back to work at the factory?
Charlie is given a desk job instead of janitor
Joe and Frank continue to tease Charlie
Joe and Frank try to get Charlie fired again
Joe and Frank stick up for Charlie
22
A medical term used for periods of lost memory in humans is called
strep throat
amnesia
brain anyurism
pronesia
23
How is the relationship involving Charlie and the two doctors resolved?
Charlie lies about the findings of the experiment.
Dr. Nemur publishes his report and leaves Dr. Strauss out of it.
Charlie overtakes them in intelligence & finds the flaw in the experiment.
Dr. Strauss quits his job and retires.
24
Charlie first learns that the benefits of the operation will be temporary by observing
the reactions of the doctors
the headaches he experiences
the behavior and regression of Algernon
the actions of Miss Kinnian
25
The title of the story "Flowers for Algernon" represents which of the following literary device?
allusion
irony
foreshadow
flashback
26
How does Charlie's personality change after the operation?
His patience grows thin & he can't connect socially to others very well.
He still perceieves the world as being kind to all
He no longer wants friends.
He becomes more generous
