Flowers for Algernon 9-13

What happened to Charlie with his job at the Plastic Box company?

• he gets a promotion

• the company fires him

• he got in an accident and hurt himself

• punched Joe and Frank

When Charlie starts to become intelligent, he fears that he will no longer be able to _____________________ with Miss Kinnian.

• have dinner

• learn

• communicate or have normal conversation

• walk

What eventually happens to Algernon?

• his intelligence decreases and he dies

• he eats the maze and escapes the lab

• he continues to get smarter

• he looses his cheese and dies of starvation

How did Charlie explain why he didn't write any progress reports for weeks?

• he didn't know what to say

• he was tired all the time

• he was busy looking for a job

• he was too busy thinking and reading

How do the people at the factory treat Charlie after his surgery?

• They still make fun of him and laugh at him

• They are scared of him and ask to have him fired

• They are sad for him

• They start to be his friend

When Charlie is talking to one of his coworkers from the factory, she makes a reference to Eve and the forbidden apple (a story from the Bible) to describe how people feel about Charlie. Which literary element is this an example of

• foreshadowing

• personification

• an allusion

• an idiom

How do Charlie's opinions of Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur begin to change after his surgery?

• He seems to think he is smarter than they are

• He blames them for all his problems

• Refuses to talk to them or see them again

• They become best friends

Charlie tells the story of a young boy who is a dishwasher. What does the boy do that makes his boss angry?

• comes in late to work

• doesn't wash the dishes well enough

• forgets to clear all of the tables properly

• drops dishes and breaks them

What emotional change occurs within Charlie at the end of Progress Report 11?

• He becomes best friends with his boss

• He falls in love with Miss Kinnian

• He doesn't feel any emotions

• He begins to dislike Algernon again

What does Charlie finally decide he wants to use his knowledge and skills to do?

• Working in the hospital as a doctor

• To write a book about his life

• To increase human intelligence and help others like him

• To go back to the factory and fix things