Flowers for Algernon

When Charlie first takes the inkblot test he can't see any pictures because

• the pictures are hidden

• he has no imagination

• his IQ is too low

• Algernon distracts him

Why is Charlie a good candidate for the surgery?

• He has a lot of free time

• He had amnesia

• He is motivated to learn

• He loves Algernon

Charlie is not allowed to tell anyone about his surgery

• True

• False

Charlie decides to leave NY

• to visit his family

• to be with Algernon

• to get a fresh start

• to marry Ms. Kinian

Match the situation with the correct literary element.

• Allusion

• Charlie sees bats tugging in his 2nd inkblot

• Symbolism

• Charlie can't understand why he's being fired but he can pick out the missing name

• Irony

• It was evil when Eve ate from the tree of knowledge

• Irony

• Mrs. Flynn looks at me funny like she's scared of me

• Foreshadowing

• Charlie sees Robinson Crusoe's loneliness but doesn't realize he is lonely

Why does Charlie want to have the surgery?

• He wants to be more like other people

• He wants to beat Algernon

• He's in love with Ms. Kinian

• He wants to get a higher paying job

When Charlie decides to leave NY for a fresh start he is

• sad but hopeful

• depressed and angry

• happy and enthusiastic

• in love

What point of view is "Flowers for Algernon" told

• First person, Charlie

• First person, Ms. Kinian

• Third person, a narrator

• 2nd person, multiple characters

Which is a theme of "Flowers for Algernon"

• there is a universal desire to fit in

• Love and forgiveness are most important

• family is most important

• all of the above

An angry, bad-tempered woman

• shrew

• justified

• introspective

• regression