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Flowers for Algernon - Final Review
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1
The first difficult book Charlie reads after his operation is
Paradise Lost
Pride and Prejudice
Robinson Crusoe
War and Peace
2
After Charlie tells Ms. Kinnian that all his "friends are smart people but there good" she
laughs
cries
sighs
does nothing
3
Ms. Kinnian uses a simile to describe Charlie's rapid progress when she tells him he is like
a sponge
a beautiful, old library
an owl
an empty notebook
4
Who is Charlie's only true friend from the start of the story?
Dr. Strauss
Burt
Miss Kinnian
Mrs. Flynn
5
Why does Charlie "seldom speak to anyone" and spend most of his time in his apartment alone?
He read Emerson's book, Self Reliance
He wanted to better understand the life of Robinson Crusoe
He can't connect with people on their level
He finds discussion with average people tiresome
6
When he finishes reading Robinson Crusoe, Charlie wants to know
why the book was so hard
what happens next
why Crusoe had no friends
why Crusoe was marooned
7
After Charlie's intelligence is significantly reduced, where does he go work?
The lab
For Mrs. Flynn
The factory
The bakery
8
Why do the customers at the diner begin to laugh and make jokes at the boy's expense?
He walks funny and bumps into customers
He drops all the dishes he was carrying
e asks Charlie for a dime
He speaks with a lisp
9
Charlie starts to read college level books on all subjects, except which banned subject?
biology
psychology
anthropology
philosophy
10
Complete: "I never knew that Joe and Frank and the others like to have me around..."
to make fun of me
to befriend me
to use me
to teach me
11
Who are the two "friends" that invite Charlie out?
George and Frank
George and Burt
George and Miss Kinnian
Frank and Joe
12
How does Charlie start to feel about Miss Kinnian after the procedure?
He thinks she is trying to manipulate him.
He starts to fall in love with her.
He does not like her because she is not smart.
He doesn't like spending time with her.
13
"I feel sick inside....inside my chest it feels empty"- Charlie says this after
he finished reading Robinson Crusoe
he goes to a party with the work boys
he realizes Dr. Strauss is an opportunist
he can't remember punctuation rules
14
What can you infer after Charlie went to the party with Joe and friends?
Joe and friends did not respect Charlie.
Joe and friends respected Charlie.
Joe and friends really liked Charlie.
Joe and friends protected Charlie
15
Why is Charlie afraid of the Rorschach test in the beginning?
All of the above
He is afraid of failing
He has not done well on tests in school
He's afraid he won't be chosen for the operation
16
Why is Charlie angry after seeing a boy drop dishes at a restaurant?
He laughs at a mentally handicapped boy.
People laugh at a mentally handicapped boy.
He recognizes himself in the handicapped boy.
All of these reasons.
17
Why is Charlie upset when Algernon begins to lose his intelligence?
He wants Algernon to be smart.
This may soon happen to himself.
He likes Algernon.
He doesn't like seeing Algernon this way.
18
What does Charlie suggest to everyone at the end of the story?
Be nice to everyone
We should all work hard like Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur
Study hard to be smart
New York City is a bad place to live
19
Does Charlie become smarter than the doctors that worked with him?
No
Yes
20
When Charlie tells Joe that he does not want an alcoholic beverage, Joe
respects his request and gives him a coke
calls him a party pooper
tells him they can't be friends if he doesn't drink
Gives him a Coke that tastes funny to Charlie
21
The best reason for why Charlie leaves New York at the end of the story because _____?
He doesn't want other people to feel sorry for him
He's embarrassed that he's dumb again
He doesn't want to accidentally go to adult school again
He is angry at the doctors for making him once smart
22
How do his co workers treat Charlie at the end of the story?
They are scared of him
They are angry at him
They don't like him anymore
They are respectful toward him
23
Who in the factory refused to sign the petition due to his or her principles?
Amos Borg
Fanny Girden
Joe Carp
Mr. Donnegan
24
What is Charlie supposed to write in his progress reports?
What he thinks and feels
What he had to eat for the day
Everything that happens to him
His goals and dreams
25
What is Charlie's IQ before the operation?
62
63
None of the above
67
26
After the surgery when Charlie learns about punctuation, which mistake does he make?
mixes up question marks and periods
puts exclamation points after each word
doesn't use punctuation at all
overuses all punctuation marks
27
Charlie uses the TV the doctors gave him to
Change his sleeping patterns
Amuse himself when he feels bored
Learn while he sleeps
Watch late shows
28
How old is Charlie at the beginning of the story?
30
37
36
32
29
True or False: Charlie is the first subject to undergo the operation.
False
True
30
Charlie calls his theory
The Intelligence Regression Effect
The Gordon-Strauss Effect
The Algernon- Gordon Effect
The Kinnian Effect
31
What does not slip away after Charlie's paper is published?
Charlie's motivation
Charlie's vocabulary
Charlie's fine motor skills
Charlie's foreign languages
32
True of False: Charlie understands commas right away
False
True
33
After he gains intelligence, Charlie finds that it makes work at the factory kind of ________
depressing
interesting
lonely
satisfying
34
Something in your mind that is below the level of awareness is described as
Conscious
Subconscious
Regression
Vacuous
35
Who is Charlie's landlady?
Mrs. Frederickson
Mrs. Flynn
Miss Kinnian
Mrs. Girden
36
What Charlie Gordon and Robinson Crusoe share in common is
a desire to be intelligent
a desire for romantic love
a desire for food, clothing, and shelter
a desire for human connection
37
One of the main reasons Charlie is chosen for the experiment has to do with his
Family background
Brain formation
Excellent performance on tests
Motivation
38
When he is out with the men from the factory, Charlie is deserted when
When the men tell him to stand outside and guard the place
He goes to buy Joe and Frank a newspaper and a coffee
He goes to the bathroom
When the police arrive to break up a fight
39
The author's style of writing advances the story by
None of the above
showing that Miss Kinnian is a bad teacher
telling you what the story is about
increasing the reports length the smarter Charlie gets
40
Before the operation, Dr. Strauss tells Charlie...
Not too worry, because everything will be alright.
Not to sue him
Not to bother with superstition but focus on science.
Not to think too much before the operation.
41
What did Charlie say made him nervous when he was doing the maze at the same time as Algernon?
He noticed that one of the men had a watch
He didn't like the setting of the lab
Didn't understand why he had paper and the mouse had a box
He didn't like competing with a mouse
42
After the incident at the diner, Charlie is hurt most of all when he realizes
None of the above
that he used to be friends with that boy
that he had once joined with the others, laughing at himself
that the people called him such mean names
43
Before the operation, Charlie writes that Dr. Nemur is ...
a grouch
an idiot
a little crazy
a good man
44
Charlie's doctors make him take the TAT. What do the initials stand for?
Theatrics Appreciation Test
Tactile Acceleration Test
Transitional Aptitude Test
Thematic Apperception Test
45
Charlie thinks the men at the factory are his good friends. This is an example of
Allusion
Dramatic irony
Verbal irony
Foreshadowing
46
After finally beating Algernon, how many more times does Charlie beat him that same day?
10
8
5
7
47
What are the results of Charlie's report, "The Algernon-Gordon Effect"?
Surgically-enhanced intelligence will revert back quickly.
Surgically-enhanced intelligence will permanently stay.
Surgically-enhanced intelligence only works for mice.
Surgically-enhanced intelligence is too deadly to perform.
48
What has Charlie lost by the end of the story?
potential relationship with Miss Kinnian
friendship with both doctors at the lab
once-high IQ
all of the above
49
How much money will Charlie's idea save Mr. Donnegan, the owner of the factory, every year?
$5,000
$10,000
$8,000
$12,000
50
When Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur argue about Charlie, Charlie..
thinks that he has done something wrong
thinks Dr. Strauss should take credit for the experiment
feels like crying
feels like he's seen both men clearly for the first time
