Flowers for Algernon/ Frankenstein Quiz review

What is the definition of dramatic irony?

• When you expect one thing but get the opposite

• When you say one thing but mean the opposite

• When the audience/reader knows something the characters do not

What is the definition of verbal irony?

• When you expect one thing but get the opposite

• When you say one thing but mean the opposite

• When the reader/audience knows something that the characters do not

What is the definition of situational irony?

• When you expect one thing but get the opposite

• When you say one thing but mean the opposite

• When the reader/audience knows more than the characters

Which of the following is an example of irony in "Flowers for Algernon?"

• People laugh and make fun of Charlie, but he still likes them.

• Charlie thinks that when he is smarter people will like him better, but what happens is the opposite.

• Charlie does not know what an I.Q. is, but his doctors do.

• Charlie learns that an I.Q. is like a measuring cup, and that now he must fill his head with knowledge.

What is the central idea of this excerpt?

• Dr. Frankenstein is so terrified of the power he possesses that he considers stopping the experiments.

• Dr. Frankenstein believes he could create a man like himself, but is concerned about whether that would be the right thing to do.

• Dr. Frankenstein is not sure if he wants to create a creature as complicated as a human being or something more simple.

• Dr. Frankenstein thinks it may be too difficult to succeed because he does not have the proper materials.

What TWO statements best describe what motivates Dr. Frankenstein to do his work?

• He wants the being to look up to him as its creator.

• He wants to stop failing and begin feeling some success.

• He wants to do something that no one has ever done before.

• As hard as the work is, it lifts his spirits.

• He likes the idea of bringing something dead back to life.

Which character trait of Dr. Frankenstein does this quote exemplify? “A new species would bless me as its creator and source; many happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me.”

• Determined

• Obsessed

• Self-centered

Which character trait of Dr. Frankenstein does this quote exemplify? “I could not tear my thoughts from my employment, loathsome in itself, but which had taken an irresistible hold of my imagination.”

• Determined

• Self-centered

• Obsessive

Which character trait of Dr. Frankenstein does this quote exemplify? “Sometimes, on the very brink of certainty, I failed; yet still I clung to the hope which the next day or the next hour might realize.”

• Determined

• Self-centered

• Obsessive

How might the meaning of this sentence apply to Charlie’s life in “Flowers for Algernon?” Include evidence from both texts to support your answer.