Flowers for Algernon Test: Part Two

When Charlie discovers the Algernon-Gordon effect, he realizes that

• He will become even more intelligent

• The experiment will fail

• The doctors have been lying to him

When Charlie defends the dishwasher in the restaurant, he does all of the following EXCEPT

• remembers that he also used to play the clown

• is disgusted with himself for at first laughing at the boy

• realizes how intelligent he has become

Why does Charlie decide to leave New York?

• He does not like people feeling sorry for him; pity him

• He thinks he has a better chance to "get smart" elsewhere

• He fears big city life

One theme of this story is that being a good person

• is easier for highly intelligent people

• has little, if anything, to do with intelligence

• is harder for highly intelligent people

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

• He sees changes in Algernon

• He overhears the doctor

• Miss Kinnian tells him

What does Algernon's behavior mean for Charlie?

• That Charlie will turn into a mouse

• That Charlie will begin to change too

• That Charlie will stay smart forever

What is the Algernon-Gordon effect?

• Intelligence gain from surgery is only temporary

• That a mouse and a man can be best friends

• A new TV show

Why does Charlie put flowers on Algernon's grave?

• Charlie knew that Algernon loved flowers

• Algernon was special to him

• This never happened

What is the first living creature to have the operation?

• A mouse

• A monkey

• A kangaroo

What could be an inference made about Charlie's future based on what we know from the story and its ending?

• That Charlie and Miss Kinnian will get married

• That Charlie would die

• That Charlie would become smart again