Flowers for Algernon Semester Exam

The following quote is an example of which type of figurative language? "[My intellect] is slipping away like sand through my fingers."

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• simile

• onomatopoeia

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

What is a central idea for "Flowers for Algernon"?

• Charlie and Algernon are experiments in medical research.

• The friendship between Charlie and Algernon is not real since Algernon is a mouse.

• Charlie is embarrassed about being dumb so he wants to be smart.

• Charlie Gordon wants to be smart like everyone else and he learns that undergoing an operation to artificially boost his intelligence is not what he thought it would be.

How old is Charlie Gordon? 

• 8
• 45
• 37
• 22

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Charlie keep in his pocket for good luck? 

• a rabbit's foot
• a pebble
• a picture
• a coin

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

Algernon beats Charlie at ______.

• crossword puzzles

• mazes

• jigsaw puzzles

• inkblot tests

What does his night school teacher tell the doctors about him?

• He's really slow and he's a lot of work.

• He's her best student because he's very motivated.

• Other adults make fun of his ability

• He's really funny

Charlie fails his first inkblot test because he -

• sees images that upset him.

• cannot see any pictures.

• thinks the test is boring.

• is afraid of making a mistake.

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? 

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Charlie write everything down in progress reports?

• So he doesn't forget

• So he can track his progress

• So the doctors can see his mental capacity

• So Miss Kinnian can assess his writing ability

Charlie will be the first __________________.

• Human being to have his intelligence tripled by surgical means.

• Human being to race a mouse in a maze.

• Man with a 68 IQ to take a Rorschach test.

• Human being to go down in history for being motor-vated.