Flowers for Algernon

^{Which of the following best explains why Charlie is a good candidate for the surgery?}

• His family wants him to get smart.       
• He is motivated, kind, and eager to please.
• He’s the only person who fits the criteria.
• Alice recommends him.

Why does Charlie feel so disappointed and frustrated immediately following the operation?

• Mr. Donner fires him from the bakery.
• His mother doesn't know that he received the surgery, and he wants nothing more than to please her.
• The surgery hasn't made him "smart"; he will have to put energy and time into learning.
• He can't tell everyone at the bakery about the surgery.

This is an epistolary novel, which means it’s told in a diary. What is Keyes’s purpose in writing the novel in this format?

• It allows the reader to see Charlie’s thoughts without much interference from the author.

• The audience can see Fay’s growth and change.

• Charlie has an opportunity to confess his sins and mistakes.

• He wants to keep the reader in the dark about the thoughts and feelings of Fay, Alice, and Norma.

Charlie writes, “I told her how can you tell storys about pepul you never met. I said why shud I make up lies. I never   tell lies any more because I always get caut.”  What can you infer about Charlie (at this point in story) based on this   excerpt?

• Charlie grew up in an abusive family.
• He grows impatient because he wants to have the surgery and rediscover his past, but many tests frustrate him.
• Charlie battles depression because he has a lifetime of failures and disappointments.
• He lacks creativity because he associates storytelling with lying.

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  On March 4^th, Charlie writes, “He had a wite coat like a docter but I dont think he was no docter because he dint tell me to open my mouth and say ah.  All he had was those wite cards.  His name is Burt.  I forgot his last name because I dont remember so good” (2).  What inference should the reader draw from this portion of the entry?

• Charlie associates "doctor" with a medicine; he does not understand that other fields of study can have "doctors".
• Burt is an imposter and is trying to scam Charlie, and Charlie doesn’t realize he’s being scammed by this “doctor.”
• Charlie has the intelligence to draw a conclusion, but he doesn’t have the ability to remember simple things like names.
• Charlie is unable to take care of himself and needs round the clock care for his basic needs.

Authors use literary devices for many purposes. For which two purposes does Keyes use the novel Robinson Crusoe? 

• Personification and alliteration
• Allusion and foreshadowing
• Flashback and irony
• Hyperbole and personification

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Which of the following circumstances best describes Charlie’s discomfort with Gimpy’s stealing?

• a.  Gimpy is his friend.
• a.  Charlie isn’t getting any of the money being stolen.
• a.  Since Mr. Donner gave Charlie a job, Charlie feels loyalty to Mr. Donner.
• a.  Charlie isn’t trusting his own instincts.

Dr. Guarino is a character from one of Charlie’s flashbacks. Which incident prompted Charlie to have this flashback? 

• Charlie grew frustrated as he could not initially defeat Algernon in the maze race. 
• Charlie sensed that he was being watched in the movie theatre. 
• Charlie felt uncomfortable as he fastened his seat belt when flying to Chicago.
• Charlie expressed anger at Nemur and Strauss at the cocktail party.

What did Rose Gordon promise to get for Norma if she did well in school? (81)    

• Monopoly
• a dog
• a kitten
• Barbie bed sheets

Many of the workers talk about “pulling a Charlie Gordon.”  What does that mean?

• Losing to a mouse in a race
• Being the subject of an experiment
• Making stupid mistakes
• Eating a piece of wax fruit