Flowers for Algernon Progress Reports 11-13

What can you infer from the details about Charlie at the start of Flowers for Algernon?

• He has below-normal intelligence.
• He sees and hears things that are not there.
• He cannot hold down a job and support himself.

Why do the doctors use Charlie in their experiment?

• They feel he is motivated to try to learn.
• They see that he has bonded with Algernon.
• He is the only person willing to try it.
• They know he needs a better job.

What happened at Charlie's workplace?

• Mr. Donnegan name him Employee of the Month.
• Joe and Frank broke one of the machines, and Charlie fixed it before Mr. Donnegan found out.
• Workers signed a petition against Charlie continuing to work in the factory.
• Mr. Donnegan announced that a young boy would be mopping for Charlie.

A significant conversation happened between Fanny and Charlie. Which is the most accurate summary of the conversation?

• Fanny is suspicious of Charlie's sudden gain in skills, and his new skills make other people uncomfortable due to the violation of natural order.
• Fanny was upset because Charlie was dating Miss Kinnian; she wanted him to date her daughter.
• Fanny is angry because she thought Charlie got an unfair bonus at work
• Charlie proposes that Dr. Nemur be released from his contract for bad scientific practices at the lab.

Which of the following does Charlie begin to recognize as he progresses?

• He realizes he loves the girl with whom he works at the factory but sees her as inferior to him.
• He realizes he is now more intelligent than both of the doctors who performed the experiment.
• He realizes he will one day achieve his dream; space travel and scientific advancements.
• He realizes that he will only be intelligent enough to get a high school diploma.

Which statement BEST describes the relationship between Charlie and Miss Kinnian?

• He likes her, but he is suspicious of her motives.
• She tries to be detached because she knows the experiment is unlikely to succeed.
• They have a warm, friendly relationship, and Charlie trusts her.
• She is not his friend because she is cold scientist.

How does Charlie discover that the effects of his operation will not last?

• He sees changes in Algernon.
• He sees changes in the two doctors.
• Miss Kinnian tells him.
• He overhears Mr. Donnegan talking to Frank and Joe.

Why does Charlie get a raise at the factory?

• He was on time to work for an entire year.
• He did not miss a day of work for 5 years.
• Mr. Donnegan learned about his surgery and wanted to help him out with his medical costs.
• Charlie figured out a new way to line up the machines in the factory which made them more efficient.

Why does Charlie say he feels "sick inside...inside my chest it feels empty"?

• He was fired from his job.
• The doctors gave hime bad news.
• He figured out what it means to "pull a Charlie Gordon."
• Algernon beat him another 5 times in a maze race.

What does Charlie claim are his "best friends" when his intelligence is at his highest?

• food and the couch
• books and music
• television and radio
• his progress reports and Miss Kinnian