"Flowers for Algernon" Sections 2 & 3 Quiz

Which of the following BEST describes the narrative point of view in which "Flowers for Algernon" is written?

• "Flowers for Algernon" is written in third person point of view and gives the reader the doctors perspective as Charlie is tested.

• "Flowers for Algernon" is written in first person point of view narration through the use of progress reports and brings the reader into the story as it happens.

• "Flowers for Algernon" is written in second person point of view and gives instructions for testing individuals using projective tests.

• "Flowers for Algernon" is written in an unknown point of view with the use of many misspelled words and poor grammar.

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Part A:

Think about the article "What's in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much" by Erica Goode to answer questions 1-4.

Read the first five paragraphs of the article “What’s in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much” and answer the question that follows.

Psychology has produced few more popular icons than the Rorschach inkblot test.

Devised 80 years ago by a young Swiss psychiatrist, the Rorschach has entered the language as a synonym for anything ambiguous enough to invite multiple interpretations. And beyond its pop culture status, it has retained a central role in personality assessment, administered several hundred thousand times a year, by conservative estimates, to both children and adults.

In custody disputes, for example, the test is used to help determine the emotional fitness of warring parents. Judges and parole boards rely on it for insight into a prisoner’s criminal tendencies or potential for violence. Clinicians use it in investigating accusation of sexual abuse, and psychotherapists, as a guide in diagnosing and treating patients.

Yet almost since its creation, the inkblot test has also been controversial, with early critics calling it “cultish” and later ones deeming it “scientifically useless.”

And in recent years, academic psychology departments have been divided over the merits of the test, and some have stopped teaching it.

"What's in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much" by Erica Goode

Which words from the excerpt signal a contrast from one idea to the next?

• "And in recent years, . . .”

• “In custody disputes, for example, . . .”

• “And beyond its pop culture status, . . .”

• “Yet almost since its creation, . . .”

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Part B:

This type and other transition words or phrases are used in which THREE elements of essay writing?

• To begin each body paragraph

• To begin the concluding paragraph

• To connect ideas within paragraphs in order to make the writing flow smoothly

• To title the essay

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Part A:

Read the excerpt from the article “What’s in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much” and answer the questions that follow.

Devised 80 years ago by a young Swiss psychiatrist, the Rorschach has entered the language as a synonym for anything ambiguous enough to invite multiple interpretations. And beyond its pop culture status, it has retained a central role in personality assessment, administered several hundred thousand times a year, by conservative estimates, to both children and adults.

"What's in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much" by Erica Goode



What is the meaning of the word ambiguous as it is used in the excerpt?

• useful for personality assessment

• open to several possible meanings

• applicable to people of different age groups

• able to be scored by skilled clinicians

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Part B:

Which quotations from the excerpt support the answer to Part A?

• “to invite multiple interpretations”

• “Devised . . . by a young Swiss psychiatrist”

• “beyond its pop culture status”

• “it has retained a central role”

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Select TWO reasons the Rorschach test has been considered controversial.

• The 10 inkblot images were not enough to be useful.

• Clinicians administering the test used procedures that differed from one another.

• Clinical psychologists refused to use the test for custody disputes.

• The results contained information that was too personal.

• Data from research studies contradicted each other.

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Which THREE of following quotations support the following thesis statement?

The Rorschach and other projective tests are useful because they provide users with information about a person’s psychological strengths and weaknesses, which cannot be learned through conversation alone.

• Correct Answer

  “The tests, which often take hours to score and interpret, add little information beyond what can be gleaned from far less time consuming assessments . . .”

• Correct Answer

  “The test is considered particularly powerful in situations in which people may not be expected to volunteer negative information about themselves.”

• Correct Answer

  “. . . the test is generally regarded as offering a richness of information about a person's psychological world that cannot be gained from interviews or from ‘self-report’ tests....”

• “‘There has been a substantial gap between the clinical use of these tests and what the research suggests about their validity.’”

• Correct Answer

  “. . . the test can yield a complex picture of people's psychological strengths and weaknesses, . . . including their intelligence and overall mental functioning.”

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Which THREE of following quotations support the following thesis statement?

The Rorschach and other projective tests are not very useful because they take a lot of time to score, have questionable validity, and tend to “overpathologize” people.

• Correct Answer

  “The test is considered particularly powerful in situations in which people may not be expected to volunteer negative information about themselves.”

• Correct Answer

  “The tests, which often take hours to score and interpret, add little information beyond what can be gleaned from far less time consuming assessments . . .”

• Correct Answer

  “. . . the test can yield a complex picture of people's psychological strengths and weaknesses, . . . including their intelligence and overall mental functioning.”

• Correct Answer

  “‘There has been a substantial gap between the clinical use of these tests and what the research suggests about their validity.’”

• Correct Answer

  “. . . the test tends to [make] even normal people look maladjusted.”

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Part A:

Think about “What’s in an Inkblot? Some Say, Not Much” by Erica Goode and “Flowers for Algernon” by Daniel Keyes to answer the questions that follow.

Read the thesis statement and answer the questions that follow.

Thesis statement: The Rorschach and Thematic Apperception Test are not very useful for determining Charlie’s suitability for the experiment because Charlie isn’t able to answer the questions in the manner intended.

Which of the following statements best supports this thesis statement?

• Since Charlie is undergoing research, he is well suited to the test.

• Because Charlie has trouble spelling words, the results of the test will be difficult to score.

• When Charlie is asked what he sees in the inkblot, he is unable to find anything.

• Even though Charlie is nervous, he manages to finish answering all the questions.

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Part B:

Which piece of text evidence from “Flowers for Algernon” supports the answer to Part A?

• “I had a test today. I think I faled it. and I think that maybe now they wont use me."

• “I dint see nuthing in the ink but he said there was picturs there other pepul saw some picturs.”

• “I was very skared even tho I had my rabits foot in my pockit . . .”

• “Then I said if I had my glases I could see better . . .”

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