"Flowers for Algernon" April 9- April 20

What is the name of the novel Charlie is reading?

• Paradise Lost

• Robinson Crusoe

• Flowers for Algernon

• Thematic Apperception

Why does Charlie feel sorry for the main character in the novel he is reading?

• The character is all alone.

• The character is not smart.

• The character does not have a job.

• The character does not have any money.

What kinds of words does Charlie have trouble with in this section?

• words that sound the same but are spelled differently

• words that are in a foreign language

• words that need to be capitalized

• words that look the same but have different meanings

What is the main question that Charlie has about the novel he is reading?

• He does not understand the ending of the story.

• He does not like the way the story ended.

• He did not understand why there was not more to the story.

• He does not understand the plot of the story.

In the April 15th progress report, what is happening to Miss Kinnian?

• She is getting angry with Charlie.

• She is crying because of the way people have treated Charlie.

• She does not understand Charlie because he is too smart.

• She is losing her job because she is not able to help Charlie anymore.

What does Charlie learn about in the April 16th progress report?

• the comma

• how mice learn

• new vocabulary definitions

• how he is going to work at the lab

What does he do that is interesting in the April 16th progress report?

• He uses much larger words.

• He uses the comma too much.

• He is much more descriptive in his writing.

• He forgets what he is supposed to be writing about.

What suggestion does Miss Kinnian give to Charlie about his writing?

• She suggests that he use more descriptive language.

• She suggests that he write more in his reports.

• She suggests that he use a dictionary to help him spell words.

• She suggests that he write less in his reports.

What does Charlie think as he is looking as his past progress reports?

• He likes reading about how he felt and remembering fun times with his friends.

• He wants to fix all of his mistakes in the reports.

• He hates reading, so he does not enjoy looking at them.

In the April 20th report, what is funny about the Coca-cola that is given to Charlie? (two answers)

• It probably has alcohol mixed in with it.

• Charlie does not realize that it probably has alcohol in it.

• It has gone flat.

• It is mixed with ice cream to make a Coke float.