Flowers for Algernon (novella)

What is the point of view of “Flowers for Algernon”?

• First-person, from Charlie’s point of view

• First-person, from Charlie’s doctors’ point of view

• Third-person, telling the thoughts of many characters

• Third-person, telling the thoughts of just Charlie and Miss Kinnian

What form does the story “Flowers for Algernon” take?

• Progress reports by Charlie

• Medical reports by Charlie’s doctors

• Diary entries by Miss Kinnian

• Job reports by Charlie’s boss

What can you infer from the details about Charlie at the start of “Flowers for Algernon”?

• He sees and hears things that are not there.

• He cannot control his temper.

• He has below-normal intelligence.

• He cannot hold down a job and support himself.

Choose the most likely inference from this passage in “Flowers for Algernon.”

They call the mouse Algernon. Algernon was in a box with a lot of twists and turns like all kinds like all kinds of

walls and they gave me a pencil and a paper with lines and lots of boxes. On one side it said START and on the other side it said FINISH.

They said it was amazed and that Algernon and me had the same amazed to do. I dint see how we could have the same amazed if

Algernon had a box and I had a paper but I dint say nothing.

• Algernon can read.

• Algernon is running in a maze.

• Charlie finds Algernon amazing.

• The doctors find Charlie amazing.

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In ”Flowers for Algernon,” what happens during Charlie’s first inkblot test?

• He shows he has a strong imagination.

• He shows he has a violent temper.

• He loses to Algernon.

• He fails to see things in the inkblot.

In “Flowers for Algernon,” why do the doctors use Charlie in their experiment?

• He is the only person willing to do it.

• They know he needs a better job, which he can get if his skills improve.

• They feel he is motivated to try to learn.

• They see that he has bonded with Algernon.

Before his operation in the story, how does Charlie feel about it?

• He is very frightened.

• He is happy and excited.

• He is angry to be used in an experiment.

• He does not care one way or the other.

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In “Flowers for Algernon,” why do Charlie’s fellow workers want Charlie fired?

• They become jealous when Charlie becomes smart.

• They resent Charlie for damaging the factory.

• They become frightened by Charlie’s bad temper.

• They think he is evil.

In “Flowers for Algernon,” what tells you that Charlie is going back to his old condition?

• He learns German.

• He asks Miss Kinnian to dinner.

• He starts spelling badly again.

• He says he hates Algernon.

How does the author of “Flowers for Algernon” view science?

• Science always improves the world.

• Science inevitably ruins the environment.

• Science may do unexpected harm.

• Science wastes money.

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