Flowers for Algernon Section 4 Quiz

Which statement best describes why Charlie is chosen for the experiment?

• Charlie wants to be smart and is eager to learn

• Charlie has a low IQ, so he will show a lot of progress after the procedure

• Charlie will do whatever it takes to beat Algernon

• Charlie was the most deserving of all the candidates

Which quote best shows why Charlie was chosen for the procedure?

• She said don't be scared Charlie. You done so much with so little that you deserv it most of all

• Dr. Strauss said I had something that was very good. He said I had good motor-vation

• Dr. Strauss said look how good he is able to read and write for his low mental age

• I asked Dr. Strauss if I'd beat Algernon after the operashun and he said maybe

Im skared. Lots of people who work here and the nurses and the people who gave me the tests came to bring me candy and wish me luck. I hope I have luck. I got my rabits foot and my lucky penny and my horse shoe. Only a black cat crossed me when I was comming to the hospitil. Dr Strauss says dont be superstitis Charlie this is sience. Anyway Im keeping my rabits foot with me.

How does this excerpt help the writer communicate an important character trait in Charlie?

• The fact that Charlie is scared shows that he is different from other people.

• The fact that he is superstitious shows the reader that Charlie does not have a good understanding of the world around him.

• The fact that Charlie has many visitors shows that he has many friends.

• The fact that Charlie feels lucky shows that he will probably survive the operation.

Everybody laffed and we had a good time and they gave me lots of drinks and Joe said Charlie is a card when hes potted. I dont know what that means but everybody likes me and we have fun. I cant wait to be smart like my best frends Joe Carp and Frank Rielly.

I dont remember how the party was over but I think I went out to buy a newspaper and coffe for Joe and Frank and when I came back there was no one their. I looked for them all over till late. Then I dont remember so good but I think I got sleepy or sick. A nice cop brot me back home. Thats what my landlady Mrs Flynn says.

Which statement best explains the dramatic irony in this excerpt?

• Charlie gets drunk for the first time in his life and the reader thinks it is funny.

• Charlie says that Joe and Frank are his best friends but the reader knows that they are not.

• It doesn't make sense that Charlie would go buy a newspaper in the middle of the night, so the reader is confused.

• Joe says that Charlie is a card and the reader does not know what this means.

Which of the following would NOT be a good claim statement?

• Charlie's changes result in a negative experience because he is ridiculed by others.

• The operation doesn't change Charlie that much because he is still eager to learn.

• Charlie becomes smarter after the surgery because he realizes how people really treat him.

• Charlie is going to be a millionaire because his surgery is successful.

Which of the following things does the reader know because Charlie is the narrator of the story?

• How Charlie feels about the changes that he is going through.

• what is done to Charlie during the operation

• If Charlie's operation is considered a success by the doctors

• How Charlie is expected to change after the surgery.