Flowers for Algernon - final review

What do Charlie's "friends" mean when they say someone "really pulled a Charlie Gordon"?

• they did a cool trick
• they did something kind
• they did something smart
• they did something dumb

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Charlie say he feels "sick inside...inside my chest it feels empty"? 

• He was fired from his job. 
• He figured out what it means to "pull a Charlie Gordon." 
• The doctors gave him bad news. 
• Algernon beat him in another race. 

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

How does Charlie feel about Miss Kinnian in the middle of the story? 

• He thinks she is an old boring lady. 
• He says he is in love with her. 
• He just thinks of her as his teacher. 
• He doesn't care about her at all. 

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What bible story does Flowers for Algernon allude to?

• Noah's flood

• Adam and Eve

• David vs. Goliath

• Creation of the World

What does Charlie discover when he conducts his research?

• The operation is permanent. 
• He will lose his intelligence at the same rate he gained it. 
• He will gain intelligence at an intense rate of time. 
• He will die. 

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does Charlie begin to realize about Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss when he overhears them arguing after the surgery?

• They are best friends working together.

• They are not intelligent at all.

• They are arguing with one another over who will take credit for the experiment.

• They are brothers who are both scientists.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What characters share a parallel journey in the story?

• Miss Kinnian and Charlie

• Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss

• Charlie and Algernon

• Joe Carp and Frank Reily.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why is the event in the restaurant with the young boy so significant to Charlie? 

• The young boy was a waiter just like Charlie. 
• The young boy also worked at the factory. 
• Charlie knew the boy from somewhere. 
• The young boy reminded Charlie of him when he himself was mentally challenge. 

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why do the doctors use Charlie in their experiment?

• They feel he is motivated to try to learn

• He is the only person willing to try it

• They see that he has bonded with Algernon

• They know he needs a better job

Why do Charlie's fellow co-workers want Charlie fired?

• They think he is evil.

• They have become frightened by his bad temper.

• They think he is damaging the factory.

• They become suspicious of Charlie as he mysteriously becomes smarter.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3