Second Nine Week STUDYGUIDE-Flowers For Algernon

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.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

This word means to give evidence to prove something false.

• deceive

• refute

• tangible

• introspective

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.L.6.4D

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.6.4

CCSS.RL.6.1

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.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.3

Which ONE is NOT correctly punctuated?

• "Dave is going to be late" said Mary, So we should just leave now."

• Mary said that Dave was going to be late.

• "I don't know for sure," said Terry, "but I think we might have won!"

• "Hurray!"

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

What bible story does Flowers for Algernon allude to?

• Noah's flood

• Adam and Eve

• David vs. Goliath

• Creation of the World

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CCSS.RL.6.1

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.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.6.1

What does Charlie begin to realize about Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss? 

• 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.6.1

Charlie begins to think a lot of about his __________ when his mental state is deteriorating. 

• love life
• childhood
• rent
• friends

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CCSS.L.6.4A

CCSS.L.6.5C

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.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.5