Flowers for Algernon review

What is ironic about Charlie’s description in the excerpt?

• People laugh and make fun of Charlie, but he still likes them.

• Charlie does not know what an I.Q. is, but his doctors do.

• Charlie learns that an I.Q. is like a measuring cup, and that now he must fill his head with knowledge.

• Charlie thinks that when he is smarter, people will like him better, but what happens is the opposite.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Which quotation best supports the answer to the previous question?

• “I guess I’m still a little angry that all the time people were laughing and making fun of me because I wasn’t so smart.”

• “When I become intelligent like Mr. Strauss says, with three times my I.Q. of 68, then maybe I’ll be like everyone else and people will like me and be friendly.”

• “Dr. Nemur said it was something that measured how intelligent you were--like a scale in the drugstore weighs pounds.”

• “You still had to fill the cup up with stuff.”

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

What is ironic about Charlie’s situation in the excerpt?

• No matter what he tries to do, he will not gain the friendship of the people around him.

• He tries hard, and people like him for that reason.

• The doctors treat him like he doesn’t hear them talking.

• They don’t believe he will be able to fill his cup of intelligence.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Which kind of irony is exemplified in the excerpt above?

• Verbal irony

• Situational irony

• Dramatic irony

• Flat irony

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Which of the following is the definition of Dramatic Irony?

• When something happens in a text that the reader does not expect.

• When the reader knows more about the action of the story than the characters themselves.

• When a character uses sarcasm or words that do not match the situation.

• None of the above

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

Why does Charlie lose his job at the factory?

• Fanny Girden told on him to her boss.

• Miss Kinnian called and got him fired.

• The other workers signed a petition for him to be fired.

• Charlie got in a fight and was arrested.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

Choose TWO possible reasons why Dr. Nemur wants to publish the experiment.

• Dr. Nemur's wife wants him to become a famous scientist.

• Dr. Nemur wants Charlie to get out of his laboratory.

• Dr. Nemur wants a high position at Princeton University.

• Dr. Nemur wants Dr. Strauss off of the project.

• Dr. Nemur is going to continue working on neuroscience.

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Choose THREE benefits of first person point of view.

• The reader understands the narrator's thoughts and feelings.

• The reader understands all of the characters' thoughts and feelings.

• The reader sees a change in the narrator in a deeper way throughout the story.

• The reader can sympathize with a character more easily.

• The reader gets a clear view of all that is happening in a scene.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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Choose THREE disadvantages that come with first person point of view.

• The narrator doesn't always know all of the action that is happening in a scene.

• The narrator may not be reliable.

• The reader understands all of the characters' points of view.

• The reader does not know what the other characters are thinking.

• The reader understands the narrator's thoughts and feelings.

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CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

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What theme is connected to the allusion to the Garden of Eden (Eve & the tree of knowledge of good and evil)? Pick two.

• We are comforted by the natural world.

• Change is scary.

• Knowledge is powerful.

• People should not play God.

• You shouldn't covet things you don't already have.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2