Flowers for Algernon Test Review

Charlie’s desire to go to school showed that he was

• Motivated to learn

• Ambitious

• Lonely

• Sus

Charlie wants to do well on the inkblot test because

• He wants the doctors to make him smart

• He wants to impress his mother

• He does not want to disappoint Miss Kinnian

• Because he hates it

What was Algernon’s motivation for the maze?

• Charlie

• Be the best mouse

• Cheese

• get smarter

After playing the maze game the first time, Charlie felt humiliated because he

• Because Algernon

• Cheated

• Discovered he had been defeated by a mouse

• Believed he was dumber than a mouse

“Pulling a Charlie Gordon” meant

• Doing something dumb

• Being a good sport

• Being a good friend

• Being Algernon

Charlie knew he was getting smarter when he

• Buried Algernon

• Defeated Algernon

• Impressed the doctors

• Fell in love with Miss Kinnian

As Charlie’s IQ increased, his

(this has two right answers)

• Relationships with people became strained

• Personality changed

• Cried more

• Turned into a zombie

The main reason Charlie kept a journal was to

• Help doctors keep track of his progress

• Impress Miss Kinnian

• Seem more intelligent

Charlie used the TV the doctors gave him to

• Change his sleep schedule

• Learn while he sleeps

• Watch late night TV

Why does Charlie lose his job?

• He can not concentrate at work

• His coworkers do not want him there

• His boss wants a disabled person to do the job