Flowers for Algernon (PR 8-9a)

Immediately after the operation, Charlie is disappointed because 

• He cannot visit his family
• Miss Kinnian didn't visit him
• He felt he would feel a lot smarter right away 
• He doesn't get to see Algernon

How does Charlie's relationship with Algernon change right after the operation?

• Charlie becomes really attached to Algernon.

• Charlie gets mad at Algernon because the mouse still wins.

• Charlie takes Algernon home with him.

• Charlie can hear Algernon's thoughts.

Who gave the money for Charlie to have this surgery?

• The Welberg Foundation

• Beekman College

• Professor Nemur

• Dr. Strauss

Why does Strauss tell Charlie he will not notice his improvement at first after the surgery?

• It is hard to notice at first.

• He must wait and be patient.

• It will seem normal to him.

• It will happen gradually.

Which of the following can we infer is the reason for Dr. Strauss requiring Charlie to keep a journal?

• To monitor if Charlie was being dishonest about his work hours.
• To monitor Charlie's progress through his words and thoughts.
• To closely watch his communication with people outside the hospital, including his mother and father.
• To secure Algernon's place in medical history.

Why does Algernon always beat Charlie?

• Algernon is motivated by cheese
• Algernon has already had the operation
• Algernon has not had the operation yet
• Algernon is a special breed of mouse that is super smart

After the operation, Charlie goes back to his job. 

• True
• False

Charlie's friends at the factory are _______________________. 

• Mean and make fun of him. 
• Great friends and very supportive.
• Petty and underhanded. 
• As mentally inept as Charlie. 

From the details in "Flowers for Algernon," what can you infer about Charlie's relationship with his co-workers before the experiment?

• He thinks they are good friends and fails to realize that they sometimes tease him

• He is deeply hurt by their teasing and fails to realize that they mean it in good fun.

• They are afraid of him and do not like to socialize with him

• They try so hard to be kind to him that they make him feel awkward and embarrassed

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