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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does Charlie realize about Doctor Strauss and Doctor Nemur in Part 2?
That they are very intelligent
That they are not as intelligent as he once thought they were
That they are also making fun of him, like Joe and Frank
That they are obsessed with money
- 2. Multiple Choice
All of the following events happen in the diner EXCEPT:
Charlie laughs at the dishwasher
Charlie stands up for the dishwasher
Charlie is inspired to do research regarding intelligence
Charlie helps the dishwasher clean up the broken dishes
- 3. Multiple Choice
What is the FIRST sign that something is wrong with Algernon?
He bites Charlie
He suffers from amnesia
He is unable to complete the maze
His motor skills become impaired
- 4. Multiple Choice
The event in question #3 is an example of:
Flashback
Foreshadowing
Inference
Conflict
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why is time very important to Charlie?
The doctors told him he will die in the near future
He knows his intelligence will start to decline rapidly
He wants to have more dates with Miss Kinnian
He wants to stand up to Joe and Frank
- 6. Multiple Choice
All of the following are good themes for the story EXCEPT:
Science cannot solve all human problems
People can change their ways
Ignorance can be bliss
What goes around comes around
- 7. Multiple Choice
In the resolution of the story, readers learn that:
Charlie will continue doing research to advance science
Charlie will continue his janitorial job at the factory
Charlie will leave New York and try to start a new life
Charlie is a candidate for a new surgery to increase his intelligence
- 8. Multiple Choice
Read the following quote from the story and then answer the question that follows.
The intelligence is "slipping away like sand through my fingers."
This statement from the end of Part 2 is:
A metaphor
A simile
Theme
Personification
- 9. Multiple Choice
Read the following quote from the story and then answer the question that follows.
"Now I know what it means when they say, "to pull a Charlie Gordon. I'm ashamed."
This statement proves that Charlie:
Finally understands the true nature of his "friends"
Regrets the surgery
Realizes that the doctors don't care about his well-being
Will get revenge on his former "friends"
- 10. Multiple Choice
Read the following quote from the story and then answer the question that follows.
"How strange it is that people...who would not take advantage of a man born without arms or legs or eyes - how such people think nothing of abusing a man born with low intelligence."
This statement proves that Charlie is angry because:
The dishwasher is unable to correctly do his job
He is insecure about his intelligence
He feels that those with mental disabilities should be given more respect
He knows his "friends" are strange
- 11. Multiple Choice
Read the following quote from the story and then answer the question that follows.
"Miss Kinnian came to the door but I said go away I don't want to see you. She cried and I cried too but I wouldn't let her in because I didn't want her to see me..."
This statement proves that Charlie can be described as:
Fearful
Ashamed
Angry
Confused
- 12. Multiple Choice
Read the following quote from the story and then answer the question that follows.
"If you ever reed this Miss Kinnian...Im glad I got a second chance to be smart becaus I learned a lot of things that I never even new were in this world and Im grateful that I saw it all for a littel bit."
This statement proves that Charlie feels:
Regret over having had the surgery
Angry that he is unable to remember and learn the way he once did
Positive about having been intelligent, even though it didn't last
Sad that he was unable to have a relationship with Miss Kinnian
- 13. Multiple Choice
As Algernon's intelligence decreases, his abilities become ____________________.
Marooned
Justified
Impaired
Artificial
- 14. Multiple Choice
Charlie's co-workers were not _____________________ in having him fired; it was the wrong thing to do.
Marooned
Introspective
Unconscious
Justified
- 15. Multiple Choice
A synonym for introspective:
Reflective
Omniscient
Inferior
Impaired
- 16. Multiple Choice
An antonym for artificial:
Fake
Real
Inferior
Impaired
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