Flowers for Algernon PR's 7-9

Why doesn't Charlie believe that the operation was successful?

• His intelligence did not immediately increase.

• Dr. Nemur told him that the operation had not worked on any of the other human test subjects.

• Miss Kinnian told him that he seemed like "the same old Charlie."

Why does Burt interrupt Charlie's conversation with the college students?

• Professor Nemur wants the experiment kept a secret.

• Charlie couldn't tell, but the college students were making fun of Charlie.

• The college students were telling Charlie that he was "just a lab rat."

• Burt was growing jealous of the attention Charlie was getting.

What has changed at the bakery when Charlie first returns?

• Mr. Donner has hired a boy named Ernie to do the deliveries.

• Charlie has been fired for making the other workers uncomfortable.

• Mr. Donner's son has replaced him as owner.

What is Charlie's main complaint about the "t.v."?

• It keeps him up at night.

• It plays classical music, which he hates.

• It gives him "bad thoughts."

What happens when Charlies goes to the bar with his "friends" from work?

• His "friends" abandon him.

• Charlies gets arrested for public drunkenness.

• Charlie gets an intense headache.

What is the first book Charlie reads?

• Robinson Crusoe

• The Great Gatsby

• An American Tragedy

• He is not yet able to read.

What does Charlie use too often after first learning about it?

• The dough mixer at work.

• Punctuation

• The f-word

• Scientific terms that are too advanced for people to understand.

What did Charlie realize after going to a party with Gimpy, Joe Carp, and Frank Reilly?

• That his work "friends" are actually making fun of him.

• That his work "friends" are jealous of his newfound intelligence.

• That his work "friends" have been stealing most of his pay from the bakery.

Why did Harriet's brothers beat up Charlie?

• Charlie was tricked into writing a dirty note to her.

• Charlie grabbed her hair and wouldn't let go.

• Charlie threatened to tell the teacher that Harriet made fun of him.

What upsets Charlie about his second Rorschach test?

• He thinks the electric shocks are stronger than the first test.

• He thinks that Burt is giving him different instructions than the first test.

• He is still losing to Algernon.