Flowers for Algernon 3 2022

Why didn't Charlie work at the box factory any more?

• He got fired

• He does not need the money

• He quit

• He got a new job

What Biblical story does Fanny Girden refer to?

• Christmas

• Adam and Eve

• The Great Flood

• Jonah and the whale

Why does Charlie react so strongly over the incident with the dishwasher?

• He is a relative of his

• He warned him not to do it

• He reminds him of how he must have been before the operation

• He told him to make sure the dishes were spotless

As Charlie becomes more intelligent, he realizes that Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur..

• Are sensitive people who care about him.

• Are incompetent doctors who have botched the operation.

• Are ambitious men who do not particularly care about him.

• Want him to lose his intelligence because they feel inferior to him.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

As Charlie becomes more intelligent, he realizes that Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur..

• Are sensitive people who care about him.

• Are incompetent doctors who have botched the operation.

• Are ambitious men who do not particularly care about him.

• Want him to lose his intelligence because they feel inferior to him.

Why does Miss Kinnian begin to feel sad about Charlie?

• Charlie becomes too intelligent to communicate with her.

• She finds out that Charlie is leaving New York.

• She knows that Charlie is losing his intelligence.

• Charlie stops loving her when he becomes intelligent.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why is it significant when Algernon bites Charlie?

• It means that Algernon is losing his intelligence

• Charlie has been mean to Algernon

• He was hungry

• Algernon never liked Charlie in the first place.

What did Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss not tell Charlie prior to the operation?

• He would get too smart for Miss Kinnian

• His intelligence may not be permanent

• He would be paid just to read and do research

• Algernon might get aggressive

What conclusion does Charlie draw at the end of the story?

• He thinks that intelligence is a curse.

• He wishes that he had not taken part in the experiment.

• He cannot remember anything about being intelligent.

• He still believes that intelligence is a good thing.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

What lesson can be learned from “Flowers for Algernon?”

• Intelligence, even on the genius level, doesn’t last forever.

• All humans deserve to be treated with basic respect.

• Only people who really try in life are worthy of respect.

• Intelligent people are usually lonely and unhappy.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.2