Flowers for Algernon

Which of the following does Charlie NOT share with the reader in his first progress report?

• He just turned 37

• Miss Kinnian is his teacher

• Dr. Strauss has instructed him to keep a journal

• He wants to be smart

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What was the problem Charlie had with the Rorschach Test?

• He wouldn't make up lies about people

• He saw strange pictures in the ink

• He was too literal to understand the concept

• He was unable to see the test

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

What does the author try to show the reader through the conversation between Charlie and Dr. Strauss concerning luck?

• Only people with limited intelligence rely on luck

• It is important to have hope

• Everyone should believe in something

• What you don't know won't hurt you

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

What significant event happened on April 6?

• He falls in love with Miss Kinnian

• His "friends" get him drunk

• He finishes Robinson Crusoe

• Charlie beats Algernon

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CCSS.RI.6.10

CCSS.RI.7.10

CCSS.RI.8.10

CCSS.RI.9-10.10

CCSS.RL. 11-12.9

Why does Charlie say that he feels SICK inside?

• He is rejected by Miss Kinnian

• He gets fired from his job

• He realizes that his "friends" were not his friends at all

• His coworkers create a petition to fire him

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Why do Charlie's coworkers show a dislike for him after his bonus?

• He is making more money than them

• They are scared of him

• He is now smarter than them

• His actions got people fired

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Which theme does the allusion presented by Fanny Girden best represent?

• Be satisfied with what you have

• Careful what you wish for

• It is better to give than receive

• Love is blind

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

At the end of part 1, what makes Charlie sad about his relationship with Miss Kinnian?

• He doesn't like her like he thought he would

• She is married and he is in love with her

• The thoughts of leaving her behind mentally

• She can't understand his conversations.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which statement best summarizes the theme of part 1?

• "I don't feel intelligent. There are so many things I don't understand."

• "Never mind, Charles. Ijust hope I wasn't wrong to advise you to go into this in the first place."

• They've driven me out of the factory. Now I'm more alone than ever before ...

• You're accomplishing in days and weeks what it takes normal people to do in half a lifetime.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is Algernon represent in this story?

• What happens to Algernon will happen to Charlie

• What happens to Charlie will happen to Algernon

• How intelligent Charlie will become

• A great scientific breakthrough

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.5.3