Flowers For Algernon Final Test Review

What was Charlie’s job before his operation?

• Janitor
• Paperboy
• Taxi Driver
• Busboy

How do Charlie and Ms Kinnian know each other?

• They are neighbors
• They are both candidates for the operation
• They have been friends since childhood
• Ms Kinnian is Charlie’s teacher

What does it mean if someone at work “pulls a Charlie Gordon”?

• They lose something
• They do something stupid
• They hurt themselves
• Their girlfriend dumps them

Why does Charlie want to have the operation?

• He wants to be smart
• He wants to impress Ms. Kinnian
• He wants to help further scientific research
• He wants to make money

What is the first sign that Charlie is getting smarter?

• He uses bigger words
• He starts doing calculus
• He improves his grammar
• He is able to drive without a lesson

Why does Charlie get sad after his date with Ms. Kinnian?

• He realizes she will never love him as much as he loves her
• He realizes he will be smarter than she is
• He realizes they can never be together
• He remembers his first girlfriend Penny and misses her

What happens to Algernon?

• He no longer cares about finding cheese
• He bites people and becomes aggressive
• He dies
• All of the above

Why does Charlie leave his job?

• His co-workers all sign a petition demanding he be fired
• He is bored with the easy work
• He wants to be a scientist full-time
• He hates the bullies and never wants to see them again.

Why does Charlie decide to leave at the end of the story?

• He wants to travel and see the world
• His landlady throws him out since he hasn’t been paying rent
• He wants to escape the workplace bullies
• He wants to go somewhere people won’t feel sorry for him

"As his vacant eyes moved across the crowd of amused onlookers, he slowly mirrored their smiles and finally broke into an uncertain grin at the joke which he obviously did not understand. I felt sick inside as I looked at his dull, vacuous smile, the wide, bright eyes of a child, uncertain but eager to please. They were laughing at him because he was mentally retarded. And I had been laughing at him too. Suddenly I was furious at myself and all those who were smirking at him."

What is the meaning of the word vacant as it is used in Charlie’s report?

• A. Angry
• B. Humorous
• C. Excited
• D. Empty