Flowers for Algernon: Progress Report 11

What did Charlie do to save Mr. Donnegan money and increase production in the factory?

• Charlie showed him a new way to line up the machines

• Charlie told him who was goofing off when they should be working

• Charlie convinces eeryone to stop talking while they work

• Charlie created new janitorial supplies

How does Charlie feel about Miss Kinnian when they go out?

• She isn't as nice as he thought she was

• She is not very smart

• Angry, because she doesn't support him

• He is in love with her

What is the relationship between Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss like? 

• They get along well. 
• They fight all the time. 
• They don't ever talk to one another. 
• How would I know? 

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The author includes a Rorschach test two times in order to contrast -

• Charlie's intelligence with Algernon's intelligence

• what Dr. Nemur believes versus what Dr. Strauss believes

• different ways of administering the test

• Charlie's intelligence before and after the operation

In the story, who is Mrs. Flynn?

• Charlie's landlady

• Charlie's grandmother

• Charlie's aunt

• Miss Kinnian's sister

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Charlie's goal in gaining and increasing his intelligence is

• that people will like him and he will be like everyone else

• that he will become smarter than those around him

• that other people will be jealous of how smart he has become

• that Miss Kinnian will fall in love with him

In the story, which character believes that IQ isn't really good at all?

• Burt

• Dr. Nemur

• Dr. Strauss

• Miss Kinnian

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What surprises Charlie about the Rorschach test the second time he takes it?

• He is able to find the pictures in the ink easily; he thinks that the first time he did the test, he was tricked

• He is not able to find the pictures in the ink, even though he thought he would

• The test is harder than Charlie thought it would be

• The ink blots are all in color, instead of black and white

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At Charlie's work, he notices that

• people are ignoring him

• people want to be his friend

• people go out of their way to say hi to him

• people ask him for help more than they used to

When Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur argue about Charlie, Charlie _______ (2 answers).

• thinks Dr. Strauss should take credit for the experiment

• thinks that he has done something wrong

• feels like he’s seen both men for the first time.

• feels like he’s just an experiment to the two doctors.