Flowers for Algernon PR 1-8

What happened when Joe Carp told Charlie to work the dough mixer?

• A. Charlie broke the mixer and had to pay for repairs out of his salary.
• B. Charlie worked the mixer correctly, and faster than Oliver, the regular operator.
• C. Charlie refused to do it and Joe beat him up.
• D. Charlie tried, but dough came pouring out all over the floor.

What did Charlie discover at the party he went to with Joe and Frank?

• A. He thought he was falling in love with Ellen.
• B. He discovered he liked to drink beer.
• C. He found out he was a good dancer.
• D. He realized that they were making fun of him.

How did Charlie's memories seem to him?

• A. The memories appeared like clear pictures.
• B. They were like paintings in a museum.
• C. They were blurry and confusing.
• D. They seemed like they had happened to someone else.

To whom did Charlie talk about his memories and dreams?

• A. He talked to Algernon.
• B. He talked to Mr. Donner.
• C. He talked to Dr. Strauss.
• D. He talked to Burt Selden.

Describe what happened when Burt administered the Rorschach test to Charlie.

• A. He said it was easier than the first time he took it.
• B. He refused to take it.
• C. He said Burt was administering it incorrectly.
• D. He thought he was receiving different instructions than the first time.

True or False: The other workers at the bakery were friendlier since they saw that Charlie was smarter.

• A. True
• B. False

What was Charlie's IQ at this point in the story?

• A. It was about 100.
• B. It was 133.
• C. It was 250.
• D. It was 82.

True or False: Charlie overheard Nemur and Strauss arguing about whether or not to report interim findings. He realized that now that he was able to understand what they were talking about, they would object to him listening to their conversation.

• A. True
• B. False

What concerned Charlie about making friends with some of the boys at the Campus Bowl?

• A. They were talking about girls. He was still afraid of girls and didn't want them to know it.
• B. They were discussing the existence of God. This frightened Charlie, because he had just begun to think about what God meant.
• C. He was afraid they would find out he didn't go to college.
• D. He thought he was too old to become friends with any of them.

Why was Charlie's dream about P.S. 13 significant?

• A. It was his first dream in a foreign language.
• B. He was able to see clearly but not hear anything.
• C. It was the first time that he remembered his parents' names.
• D. Everyone in it looked like him.