Flowers for Algernon Final Exam

What is the main conflict in "Flowers for Algernon?"

• to win the races against Algernon

• to become the boss at his job

• to be smarter than his coworkers

• Charlie's dream to be smart and what actually happened

After he recovers from the operation, Charlie returns to his job at the...

• hospital

• grocery store

• factory

• adult learning center

Charlie complains about the television he receives from Dr. Strauss because...

• he can't understand what it says

• he doesn't understand its purpose.

• it makes it hard for Charlie to sleep

• all of theses

Why does Charlie receive a $25 bonus at work?

• he is promoted to supervisor.

• he is awarded Employee of the Month.

• He figures out a new way to line up machines that saves his boss money.

• He receives a bonus every year.

After the incident with the young dishwasher, Charlie decides that he must...

• use his gift of intellectual awareness to help others who are like he was.

• Spend more time with Algernon

• Go to work for Miss Kinnian at the adult learning center

• volunteer his time on the weekends to teach adults with disabilities.

When Algernon dies, Charlie first...

• donates his body to science

• performs the autopsy himself.

• places him back in the maze.

• buries him.

The climax of the story occurs when...

• Charlies realizes that he is in love with Miss Kinnian.

• Algernon dies.

• Charlie discovers that his friends at work aren't really friends after all.

• Charlie notices signs of his own regression.

Which event below occurs during the falling action?

• Charlie begins research in the lab on the procedure he had.

• Charlie gets his old job back.

• Charlie beats Algernon in the maze for the first time.

• Charlie has the experimental operation.

After which event did Charlie decide he wanted to do work in the field of increasing human intelligence levels?

• Charlie figures out a new way to line up machines at the factory.

• Charlie discovers the Algernon-Gordon Effect.

• Charlie retakes the inkblot test and is successful in completing the test this time.

• Charlie stands up for the developmentally disabled dishwasher in the diner.

Who first discovers that Charlie may lose his intelligence?

• Dr. Nemur

• Miss Kinnian

• Dr. Strauss

• Charlie