Flowers for Algernon Review

What is the inciting incident in the story?

• Charlie is chosen to undergo the experimental operation to improve his intelligence.

• Charlie begins to document his progress in reports.

• Charlie wakes up from the operation.

• Charlie begins to race Algernon in the mazes.

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CCSS.RL.2.10

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.2.3

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CCSS.RL.4.4

The climax of the story occurs when...

• Charlie notices signs of his own regression.

• Charlie discovers that his friends at work aren't really friends after all.

• Algernon dies.

• Charlie realizes that he is in love with Miss Kinnian.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which events below occurs during the falling action?

• Charlie has the experimental operation.

• Charlie begins research in the lab on the procedure he had.

• Charlie beats Algernon in the maze for the first time.

• Charlie gets his old job back.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

After which event did Charlie decide he wanted to do work in the field of increasing human intelligence levels?

• Charlie discovers the Algernon-Gordon Effect.

• Charlie figures out a new way to line up machines at the factory.

• Charlie stands up for the developmentally disabled dishwasher in the diner.

• Charlie retakes the inkblot test and is successful in completing the test this time.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Identify what is being compared in this analogy from the story:

Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men. A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows of hunger.

• a child's desire to be smart and a man's desire to be smart

• a baby's hunger and a man's desire to fit in

• a child's desire to be smart and man's desire to fit in

• a baby's love for its mother and a man's hunger

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Who first discovers that Charlie may lose his intelligence?

• Charlie

• Dr. Strauss

• Miss Kinnian

• Dr. Nemur

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the first sign that Algernon is regressing?

• Algernon becomes less cooperative.

• Algernon refuses to eat.

• Algernon refuses to run the maze.

• Algernon bites Charlie.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Dr. Nemur want the experiment to be successful?

• Dr. Nemur wants for Charlie to retain his intelligence so that he can work in the lab.

• Dr. Nemur's main concern is for Charlie's well-being.

• Dr. Nemur wants recognition in the scientific community.

• Dr. Nemur's main concern is that he has enough money to keep the laboratory open.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What motivates Charlie Gordon most in the story?

• his love for Miss Kinnian

• his desire to be smart

• his desire to impress Mr. Donnegan

• his desire to beat Algernon in the maze

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following can be considered a theme of "Flowers for Algernon?"

• You have to work hard, but anyone can be intelligent

• All humans deserve to be treated with dignity

• Love comes in many forms

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2