Flowers for Algernon

How old is the main character in this story?

• 13

• 21

• 37

• 52

What type of test does the "nice young man" give to Charlie at the very beginning of the story?

• a reading test

• a math test

• a health test

• an ink blot test

What do you notice about the writing in the progress reports?

• It is very well written

• He uses a lot of higher level vocabulary words

• There are many spelling mistakes

• It is written in poetry form

Who is Miss Kinnian?

• Charlie's teacher

• a doctor

• Charlie's neighbor

• Charlie's boss

Who is Algernon?

• one of Charlie's doctor

• Charlie's pet dog

• Charlie's brother

• a white mouse

What is Charlie so excited about?

• he finally is able to get a pet

• he graduates from adult school

• the doctors are going to use him in the experiment

• the doctors offer him a job at the hospital

What is Charlie's good luck charm?

• Algernon

• a rabbit's foot

• his lucky necklace

• a four leaf clover

What is Charlie looking forward to after the operation?

• to read and spell better

• to beat Algernon in a race

• to be smart like other people

• all of the above

What form does the story "Flowers for Algernon" take?

• Diary entries

• Narrative

• Progress reports

• Poems

You can describe Charlie's relationship with his co-workers as...

• great; they have a strong connection

• toxic; his coworkers make fun of him

• fine; they have a normal work relationship