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- 1. Multiple Choice
During the Rorschach (inkblot) test at the beginning of the story, what is Charlie afraid of?
failing the test
forgetting the answers
getting into trouble
the mean man who administered the test
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why does Charlie want to attend the adult night school?
to make new friends
to impress his parents
to have someplace to go
to become smarter
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why do Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss choose Charlie?
He is intelligent.
He is motivated.
He is the right age.
all of these
- 4. Multiple Choice
As Charlie gets ready for the operation, what goal does he hope to achieve after the surgery?
to be smarter than Algernon
to be smarter than Dr. Nemur
to be smarter than Miss Kinnian
to be smarter than Dr. Strauss
- 5. Multiple Choice
After he recovers from the operation, Charlie returns to his job at the...
factory.
grocery store.
adult learning center.
hospital.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What does it meant to "pull a Charlie Gordon?"
have an operation
fail a test
do something stupid
lose a package
- 7. Multiple Choice
Charlie complains about the television he receives from Dr. Strauss because...
he can't understand what it says.
it makes it hard for Charlie to sleep.
he doesn't understand its purpose.
all of these
- 8. Multiple Choice
When Charlie becomes confused over punctuation, how does he figure it all out?
Miss Kinnian explains it to him again.
He reads a grammar book.
He looks for punctuation in Robinson Crusoe.
all of these
- 9. Multiple Choice
How is the Rorschach test different for Charlie the second time?
Charlie is able to complete the test.
Charlie understands the test.
Charlie isn't frustrated this time.
Charlie found the answers.
- 10. Multiple Choice
Why does Charlie receive a $25 bonus at work?
He receives a bonus every year.
He figures out a new way to line up machines that saves his boss money.
He is awarded Employee of the Month.
He is promoted to supervisor.
- 11. Multiple Choice
When Part 2 begins, why hasn't Charlie written any progress reports in the previous two weeks?
He's becoming forgetful.
He's too busy thinking and reading.
He's been trying to find a job.
He's mad at Dr. Nemur.
- 12. Multiple Choice
How does Charlie react to the degrading comments made about the young lady, mentally handicapped diner worker dropping plates?
Charlie takes part in making the degrading comments.
Charlie ignores the diner worker and his accident.
Charlie helps the diner worker clean up the mess from the accident.
Charlie stands up for the diner worker and yells at the people making the degrading comments.
- 13. Multiple Choice
After the incident with the young dishwasher, Charlie decides that he must...
use his gift of intellectual awareness to help others who are like he was.
volunteer his time on the weekends to teach adults with disabilities.
go to work for Miss Kinnian at the adult learning center.
spend more time with Algernon.
- 14. Multiple Choice
When Charlie is given his own lab, he starts sleeping...
on a cot in the lab.
with the television off.
in Dr. Nemur's office.
near Algernon's cage.
- 15. Multiple Choice
In his lab research, what conclusion does Charlie reach?
Charlie's newly gained intelligence is permanent.
Charlie's newly gained intelligence will fade away.
Charlie will only grow smarter and smarter.
Charlie will become smarter, but Algernon will continue to decline.
- 16. Multiple Choice
When Algernon dies, Charlie first...
donates his body to science.
performs the autopsy himself.
buries him.
places him back in the maze.
- 17. Multiple Choice
At the end of the story, Charlie...
moves away.
tells Miss Kinnian that he loves her.
sues Dr. Strauss and the psychology department.
finds his mothe.
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is the inciting incident in the story?
Charlie is chosen to undergo the experimental operation to improve his intelligence.
Charlie begins to document his progress in reports.
Charlie wakes up from his operation.
Charlie begins to race Algernon in the mazes.
- 19. Multiple Choice
The climax of the story occurs when...
Charlie notices signs of his own regression.
Charlie discovers that his friends at work aren't really friends after all.
Algernon dies.
Charlies realizes that he is in love with Miss Kinnian.
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which event below occurs during the falling action?
Charlie has the experimental operation.
Charlie begins research in the lab on the procedure he had.
Charlie beats Algernon in the maze for the first time.
Charlie gets his old job back.
- 21. Multiple Choice
After which event did Charlie decide he wanted to do work in the field of increasing human intelligence levels?
Charlie discovers the Algernon-Gordon Effect.
Charlie figures out a new way to line up machines at the factory.
Charlie stands up for the developmentally disabled dishwasher in the diner.
Charlie retakes the inkblot test and is successful in completing the test this time.
- 22. Multiple Choice
The story includes allusions to all of the following except...
Paradise Lost
Romeo and Juliet
Robinson Crusoe
the bible
- 23. Multiple Choice
Identify what is being compared in this analogy from the story: Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men. A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows hunger.
a child's desire to be smart and a man's desire to be smart.
a baby's hunger and a man's desire to fit in.
a child's desire to be smart and a man's desire to fit in.
a baby's love for its mother and a man's hunger.
- 24. Multiple Choice
Who first discovers that Charlie may lose his intelligence?
Charlie
Dr. Strauss
Miss Kinnian
Dr. Nemur
- 25. Multiple Choice
What is the first sign hat Algernon is regressing?
Algernon becomes less cooperative.
Algernon refuses to eat.
Algernon refused to run the maze.
Algernon bites Charlie.
- 26. Multiple Choice
Why does Dr. Nemur want the experiment to be successful?
Dr. Nemur wants for Charlie to retain his intelligence so that he can work in the lab.
Dr. Nemur's main concern is for Charlie's well being.
Dr. Nemur wants recognition in the scientific community.
Dr. Nemur's main concern is that he has enough money to keep the laboratory open.
- 27. Multiple Choice
Which excerpt from the story BEST supports your answer to the previous question.
He has a very good mind, but it struggles under the specter of self-doubt. He wants people to take him for a genius.
Therefore, it is important for him to feel that his work is accepted by the world. I believe that Dr. Nemur was afraid of further delay because he worried that someone else might make a discovery along these lines and take credit from him.
Dr. Nemur said remember he will be the first human being ever to have his intelligence tripled by surgical means.
I remember hearing Burt say that Dr. Nemur had a shrew of a wife who was pushing him all the time to get things published so that he could become famous. Burt said that the dream of her life was to have a big shot husband.
- 28. Multiple Choice
What motivates Charlie Gordon most in the story?
his love for Miss Kinnian
his desire to be smart
his desire to impress Mr. Donnegan
his desire to beat Algernon in the maze
- 29. Multiple Choice
Which of the following can be considered a theme of "Flowers for Algernon?"
You have to work hard, but anyone can be intelligent.
All humans deserve to be treated with dignity.
Love comes in many forms.
all of these
- 30. Multiple Choice
Which excerpt from the story BEST supports your answer to the previous question?
I didn't know what to do or where to turn. Everyone was looking at me and laughing and I felt naked. I wanted to hide myself. I ran out into the street and I threw up.
Anyway, now I know I'm getting smarter every day. I know punctuation and I can spell good. I like to look up all the hard words in the dictionary and I remember them.
I don't think it's right to make you pass a test to eat. How would Dr. Nemur like it to have to pass a test every time he wants to eat. I think I'll be friends with Algernon.
I don't understand how I never noticed how beautiful Miss Kinnian really is. She has brown eyes and feathery brown hair that comes to the top of her neck.
- 31. Multiple Choice
What does Charlie claim are his "best friends" when his intelligence is at his highest?
food and the couch
books and music
television and the radio
his diary and Miss Kinnian
- 32. Multiple Choice
What does Charlie discover when he conducts his research?
The operation is permanent.
He will gain intelligence at an intense rate of time.
He will lose his intelligence at the same rate he gained it.
He will die.
- 33. Multiple Choice
Why is it important that the text is in first person?
The reader can feel a disconnect with Charlie.
The reader can see the actual progress of the progress report.
The reader gets more factual information this way.
The reader can really see how bad of a person Charlie is.
- 34. Multiple Choice
In the short story Charlie says, "I didn't want to think of that possibility any more than elderly people want to think of death." How are these two things similar?
They are similar because Charlie is getting old, and he might die.
They are similar because old people are smart , and they lose their intelligence.
They are similar because losing his intelligence would be the end, like death is the end.
They are similar because Charlie will die one day, and old people are close to death.
- 35. Multiple Choice
Charlie describes the Algernon-Gordon Effect as the following: "Artificially increased intelligence deteriorates at a rate of time directly proportional to the quantity of the increase." What does this mean in simpler terms?
The rate at which someone gets smarter depends on how fast the operation was.
The rate at which someone loses their intelligence depends on how much intelligence he or she gained.
The rate at which someone gains intelligence depends on how much intelligence he or she gains.
The rate at which someone loses intelligence depends on how slow the surgery was.
- 36. Multiple Choice
In the short story, Charlie describes an incident where Joe Carp grabs a co-workers collar and states "leave him alone or I'll break your neck." How does this differ from earlier scenes with Joe Carp?
In previous scenes, Joe makes fun of Charlie. In this scene, Joes stands up for Charlie.
In previous scenes, Joe makes fun of Charlie, and in this scene, Joe threatens Charlie.
In previous scenes, Joe stands up for Charlie, and in this scene, Joe threatens Charlie.
In previous scenes, Joe is friendly to Charlie. and in this scene is hateful to Charlie.
- 37. Multiple Choice
What writing format does the story take or use?
medical reports by the doctors
diary entries by Miss Kinnian
progress reports by Charlie
job reports by Charlie's boss
- 38. Multiple Choice
Which of the following can we infer is the reason for Dr. Strauss requiring Charlie to keep a journal?
To monitor if Charlie was being dishonest about his work hours.
To closely watch his communication with people outside the hospital, including his mother and father.
To secure Algernon's place in medical history.
To monitor Charlie's progress through his words and thoughts.
- 39. Multiple Choice
Which of the following does Charlie begin to recognize as he progresses?
He realizes he loves the girl with whom he works but sees her as inferior to him.
He realizes he is now more intelligent than both of the doctors who performed the experiment.
He realizes one day he will achieve his dream: space travel and the scientific advancements.
He realizes he will only be intelligent enough to get a high school diploma.
- 40. Multiple Choice
The setting of "Flowers for Algernon" is...
Chicago 1965
Sacramento 1970
New York City 1965
Detroit 1965
- 41. Multiple Choice
The format of "Flowers for Algernon" is...
chapters
units
pages
journal entry format
- 42. Multiple Choice
What point of view is "Flowers for Algernon" written in?
second-person
first-person
third-person
all of the above
- 43. Multiple Choice
Choose one of the Themes in "Flowers for Algernon".
Power corrupts humanity.
Forgiveness sets you free.
All human beings deserve to be treated with dignity.
Count your blessings.
- 44. Multiple Choice
How do we know Charlie is ridiculously smart? Choose the one that is NOT correct.
He speaks at least six languages.
He has five jobs.
He has to be reminded to speak and write simply.
His IQ is over 200.
- 45. Multiple Choice
How old is Charlie Gordon?
45
17
25
37
- 46. Multiple Choice
What does Charlie decide to do with his incredible genius to benefit mankind?
He decides to get a different job.
He decides to stand up for someone being laughed at.
He decides to stop reading so much.
He decides to become a doctor.
- 47. Multiple Choice
What were Charlie's doubts and judgments about the doctors and technicians once he's smart?
He believed everything they told him.
He stopped listening to them.
He argued with them.
He started to think that they were trying to trick him.
- 48. Multiple Choice
When Algernon died, Charlie decided to.....
put flowers on his grave.
not accept that he passed.
locked himself in his room
didn't talk about it.
- 49. Multiple Choice
What is the main conflict in "Flowers for Algernon"?
To win the races against Algernon.
To become the boss at the factory.
Charlie's dream to be smart and what actually happened.
To be smarter than his coworkers.
- 50. Multiple Choice
Charlie is which two types of character?
flat and static
round and dynamic
static and round
dynamic and flat
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