What does Charlie realize about his "friends"?

His friends are not really his friends, they pick on him

Nothing changes with his friends

How does Charlie begin to perceive the doctors after the surgery?

He thinks they are not as smart as he thought

The doctors are his best friends

What is the Algernon-Gordon effect?

Intelligence gain from surgery is only temporary

That it is possible to get smart through an operation perminently

That a person and a mouse have the same intelligence

That a mouse and a man can be best friends

Charlie and Algernon's mind went through regression. What does this mean?

it went back to its previous place

their minds were growing super fast

Why does Charlie agree to have the operation?

He wants to be smart and know things like other people do.

He wants to please Dr. Strauss and Miss Kinnian.

He wants to be able to get a better job.

He wants to beat Algernon in the maze test.

When Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur argue about Charlie, Charlie —

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

thinks Dr. Strauss should take credit for the experiment

thinks that he has done something wrong

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

What makes Charlie sad when he takes Miss Kinnian out for dinner?

He knows he will leave her behind intellectually.

Miss Kinnian doesn’t love him.

Miss Kinnian thinks she was wrong to encourage him to have the operation.

He thinks that Miss Kinnian will refuse to have anything more to do with him.

Which of the following events is not caused by the event during which Charlie defends the boy in the restaurant?

Charlie is disgusted with himself for at first laughing at the boy.

Charlie remembers how he also used to play the clown.

Charlie realizes how intelligent he has become.

Charlie decides to work in the field of human intelligence.

Which event foreshadows what will happen to Charlie?

Algernon becomes uncooperative and disturbed.

The boy at the restaurant drops a plate.

Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss’s research is incomplete.

Charlie is given a laboratory of his own.

When Charlie becomes a genius, his most important discovery is —

his theory about how quickly artificially increased intelligence deteriorates

that he has to communicate with Miss Kinnian on a simple level

that Dr. Nemur doesn’t know the work on experimental intelligence in India

Charlie leaves New York because —

he doesn’t want people to be sorry for him

his landlady throws him out because he hasn’t paid the rent

he can’t get a job now that he isn’t a genius

he doesn’t want the men at the factory to laugh at him again

What is Charlie’s main internal conflict throughout the story?

Trying to understand his own mind and the nature of intelligence

Trying to figure out what causes people to laugh at others

Trying to learn to read and spell correctly

Trying to get along with the factory workers

The growth of Charlie's intelligence was proportional to the deterioration of his intelligence. What does proportional mean?

that he would stay smart and never get dumb again

a constant multiple, a constant change

What could be an inference made on Charlie's future based on what we know from the story and its ending?

That Charlie and Miss Kinnian will get married

That Charlie would become smart again

Charlie will go back and forth with being smart

Charlie said his mind was deteriorating. What does that mean?

That his mind was getting worse, declining in quality

What can you infer from the details about Charlie at the start of "Flowers for Algernon"?

He has below-normal intelligence.

He sees and hears things that are not there.

He cannot hold down a job and support himself

Which of the following can we infer is the reason for Dr. Strauss requiring Charlie to keep a journal?

To monitor Charlie's progress through his words and thoughts.

To monitor if Charlie was being dishonest about his work hours.

To closely watch his communication with people outside the hospital, including his mother and father.

How did the party at the bar end?

Joe and Frank made fun of him and then left him.

Charlie told everyone about his operation.

Miss Kinnian showed up and drove him home.

Charlie impressed everyone with his knowledge.

Which of the following is the best definition of conflict?

The problem faced by a character or characters

The turning point in the story or the outcome of the conflict

Plots that are part of the larger story but not as important

The end of the story - when all loose ends are tied up.

Which of the following is the definition of resolution?

The problem between two characters

Events that complicate how the conflict is resolved.

What is the central conflict of "Flowers for Algernon"?

Charlie vs. Drs. Nemur and Strauss

Flowers for Algernon Practice Test

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8th Grade

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RL.6.3, RL.8.3, RL.5.3

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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