Flowers for Algernon Quiz
Authored by Sallie Albert
English
KG - University
CCSS covered
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This quiz centers on Daniel Keyes' science fiction short story "Flowers for Algernon," covering literary analysis, character development, and narrative techniques appropriate for 8th-9th grade English Language Arts. Students must demonstrate comprehension of complex themes including the ethics of scientific experimentation, the nature of intelligence, and human relationships. The questions require students to identify and analyze literary devices such as dramatic irony, situational irony, foreshadowing, symbolism, and allusion. Students need strong reading comprehension skills to track Charlie's character arc from optimism through intellectual growth to tragic regression, understand the symbolic relationship between Charlie and Algernon, and recognize how the epistolary format through progress reports reveals Charlie's changing mental state. The quiz also tests vocabulary acquisition and the ability to make inferences about character motivations and relationships. Created by Sallie Albert, an English teacher in the US who teaches grade K-University. This comprehensive assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, from formative assessment during reading to summative evaluation after completing the unit. Teachers can use individual sections as warmup questions to activate prior knowledge or as exit tickets to gauge daily comprehension. The quiz works effectively as homework to reinforce key concepts or as review material before a major test on the novel. The variety of question types—from basic comprehension to higher-order analysis of literary techniques—allows teachers to differentiate instruction and identify students who may need additional support with literary analysis skills. This assessment aligns with Common Core standards RL.8.1, RL.8.2, RL.8.3 for reading comprehension and analysis, and RL.8.4 for understanding literary devices and their effects on meaning and tone.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How does Dr. Strauss define IQ?
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.1.9
CCSS.RL.2.6
CCSS.RL.3.6
CCSS.RL.K.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does it mean to "pull a Charlie Gordon"?
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.K.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.5.3
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When Charlie expects to gain friends by "becoming smarter" and the opposite happens, this is called
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.K.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.5.3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
"It was as if I'd seen both men clearly for the first time." What does Charlie learn about the doctors in this passage?
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.K.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.5.3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is a central idea for "Flowers for Algernon"?
Tags
CCSS.RL.3.9
CCSS.RL.4.2
CCSS.RL.4.9
CCSS.RL.5.2
CCSS.RL.5.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What writing format does the story take or use?
Tags
CCSS.RL.K.1
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the dishwasher scene ultimately teach Charlie?
Tags
CCSS.RL.4.3
CCSS.RL.K.3
CCSS.RL.1.3
CCSS.RL.2.1
CCSS.RL.5.3
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