Ms. Horr- Flowers for Algernon- Plot and Characters Review

Question 1

Charlie is determined to find the cause of the "sharp _____________ in Algernon"

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regression

Question 2

Ms. Kinnian uses a simile to describe Charlie's rapid progress when she tells him he is like...

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a sponge

Question 3

Charlie feels proud that he...

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is the first "dumb person" to do something for science

Question 4

Charlie's mission becomes figuring out how to

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make the dumb intelligent

Question 5

Why do the customers at the diner begin to laugh and make jokes at the boy's expense?

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He drops all the dishes he was carrying.

Question 6

As he regresses mentally, Charlie thinks more and more of...

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his mom and dad

Question 7

The new emotion Charlie feels after his operation is

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anger

Question 8

Name the technique: "Never mind, Charles. I just hope I wasn't wrong to advise you to do this."

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foreshadowing

Question 9

When Ms. Kinnian comes to see Charlie, he

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yells at her to go away

Question 10

Charlie thinks of returning to the Box Company because he

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is broke

Question 11

Who is Charlie's only true friend from the start of the story?

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His teacher

Question 12

After Charlie realizes the boys at work use him as a source of entertainment, he feels...

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naked

Question 13

The word "vacuous" means...

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Showing a lack of intelligence.

Question 14

Why does Charlie "seldom speak to anyone" and spend most of his time in his apartment alone?

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He can't communicate with people on their level

Question 15

Why do his coworkers resent Charlie after he becomes smart?

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they don't understand why he is smarter

Question 16

Charlie finds it odd that honest people would think nothing of....

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abusing a man born of low intelligence

Question 17

Charlie says it's easy to make friends if

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you let people laugh at you

Question 18

"Their really my friends and they like me"--who said this?

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Charlie

Question 19

When Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur argue about Charlie, Charlie...

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feels like he's seen both men clearly for the first time

Question 20

Charlie says he wants to get smart again because he remembers the nice feeling he had...

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when reading the blue book

Question 21

After the death of Algernon, Charlie is irritable and sometimes thinks of _______________

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killing himself

Question 22

After he increases his intelligence, Charlie says he feels more _____ than ever before

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alone

Question 23

After he gains intelligence, Charlie finds that it makes work at the factory "kind of ________"

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lonely

Question 24

The advice Charlie gives Dr. Nemur in his goodbye letter is

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to let people laugh at him so he will have more friends

Question 25

Charlie hopes that when he becomes smarter people will be...

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more friendly

Question 26

After Charlie tells Ms. Kinnian that all his "friends are smart people but there good" she

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cries

Question 27

Charlie goes for a walk but forgets where he lives. He gets a feeling that this has happened before when ________.

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the police take him home

Question 28

Before he leaves, Charlie decides to take with him...

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books

Question 29

The first clue that all is not well with Algernon is when he...

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bites Charlie

Question 30

After the incident at the diner, Charlie is hurt most of all when he realizes...

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that he had once joined with the others, laughing at himself

Question 31

For good luck , Charlie Gordon keeps with him...

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a rabbit's foot

Question 32

Charlie's last request is that...

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they leave flowers on Algernon's grave

Question 33

Charlie's feelings after reading Robinson Crusoe demonstrate that he is very

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empathetic

Question 34

Why does Ms. Kinnian recommend Charlie for the experiment?

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He has the most motivation.

Question 35

Why did Charlie decide to undergo the operation in the first place?

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He wants to be smart and know things like other people do.

Question 36

Complete: "I never knew that Joe and Frank and the others like to have me around..."

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to make fun of me

Question 37

Immediately after the operation, before he realizes he is getting smart, Charlie becomes increasingly

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mistrustful: he thinks everyone is lying

Question 38

The symptoms of Algernon's decline include...

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lack of: motivation, cooperation, and appetite

Question 39

Charlie takes up his job as janitor and tells himself...

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not to pay attention if the men make fun of him again

Question 40

"I feel sick inside....inside my chest it feels empty"- Charlie says this after

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he goes to a party with the work boys

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