Flowers For Algernon

What writing format does the story take or use?

• medical reports by the doctors
• progress reports by Charlie
• diary entries by Miss Kinnian
• job reports by Charlie's boss

What happens during Charlie's first inkblot test?

• He shows that he has a strong imagination.
• He shows that he has a violent temper
• He loses to Algernon
• He fails to see things in the ink

Why  do the doctors use Charlie in their experiment?

• They feel he is motivated to try to learn
• He is the only person willing to try it.
• They see that he has bonded with Algernon
• They know he needs a better job.

Before the operation, how does Charlie feel about it?

• He is terrified.
• He is happy and excited.
• He is angry.
• He does not care.

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.

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, but refuses to believe that they mean it in good fun.
• They are afraid of him and do not like to socialize
• They try so hard to be kind to him.

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 doctor.
• Miss Kinnian tells him.

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.

What happened at Charlie's workplace?

• Mr. Donnegan named him Employee of the Month
• Joe and Frank broke one of the machines, and Charlie fixed it before Mr. Donnegan found out.
• Workers signed a petition against Charlie continuing to work in the factory.
• Charlie announced that mopping the floor was "beneath his pay grade."

Why did Charlie want to attend Ms. Kinnian's classes?

• He was paid to.

• He was forced to.

• He wanted to be smart.

• He was in love with Ms. Kinnian.