Flowers for Algernon

What is Charlie's IQ?

• 72
• 90
• 68
• 82

What character trait does Charlie exhibit that makes him a good candidate for surgery?

• smart
• motivated
• kind
• friendly

What is the purpose of Charlie's surgery?

• Double his intelligence
• Make him more likable
• Helps him make friends
• Triple his intelligence

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

Charlie brought all of the following items to surgery except...

• lucky penny
• horse shoe
• uncracked mirror
• rabbit's foot

Charlie is getting frustrated with all of the following except...

• Dr. Nemur
• Miss Kinnian
• Algernon
• Inkblots

Charlie feeling "naked" and "ashamed" when he finds out the truth about his friends is an allusion to the bible story of...

• Noah's Ark
• Adam and Eve
• Cain and Abel
• Jonah

When Miss Kinnian is eating dinner with Charlie, she expresses her _______________ for advising Charlie to take part in the experiment.

• concern
• joy
• friendship
• devotion

What is the title of the novel Charlie reads about a man stranded on a "dessert island?"

• Castaway
• The Giver
• Hatchet
• Robinson Crusoe

Charlie hears Burt say that Dr. Nemur's wife is a, "shrew."  What is the correct definition of this word?

• a beautiful woman
• a kind woman
• a woman of violent temper
• a generous woman

Robinson Crusoe is the story of a man marooned on a desert Island.  What is the correct definition of the word, marooned?

• to struggle socially
• to be of average to low intelligence
• to care for deeply
• to abandon on a deserted island or coast