"Flowers for Algernon"-Progress Report 13

How does Charlie discover that the effects of his operation will not last?

• He sees changes in Algernon.

• He sees changes in himself.

• He overhears the doctors saying so.

• Miss Kinnian tells him.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following does Charlie begin to recognize as he progresses?

• He realizes he loves the girl with whom he works but sees her as inferior to him

• He realizes he is now more intelligent than both of the doctors who performed the experiment

• He realizes he will one day achieve his dream: space travel and the scientific advancements

• He realizes that he will only be intelligent enough to get a high school diploma

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What is the Algernon-Gordon effect?

• It is possible to gain intelligence through an operation and have the results be permanent.

• Animals are capable of having greater intelligence levels than humans.

• Intelligence that is gained from surgery will come and go throughout a person's lifetime.

• Intelligence that is gained from surgery is only temporary.

How does Charlie view his work, knowing that he will start to lose his intelligence?

• As a failure

• As incomplete

• As a scientific discovery

• As a work in progress

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Charlie said his mind was deteriorating. What does that mean?

• To grow super fast

• To stop growing altogether

• To get worse or decline in quality

• To disappear

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CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Charlie and Algernon's mind went through regression. What does this mean?

• To return back to its previous state

• To switch

• To increase very fast

• To stop existing

What event foreshadows what will happen to Charlie?

• Algernon's behavior regresses and he becomes uncooperative and mean.

• Charlie falls in love with Miss Kinnian.

• The doctors argue about whether or not to publish the results of the experiment.

• The busboy drops the dishes in the diner.

What could be an inference made on Charlie's future based on what we know from the story and its ending?

• Charlie will eventually die

• Charlie's intelligence will return

• Charlie and Miss Kinnian will get married

• Charlie will go back and forth with being smart

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

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 continue to gain intelligence at an intense rate.

• The effects of the operation will go away for a little bit, but then return.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What characters are parallel, or connected, to one another 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.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3