Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon

KG - University

36 Qs

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Flowers for Algernon

Flowers for Algernon

Assessment

Quiz

English

KG - University

Practice Problem

Hard

CCSS
RL.4.3, RL.1.3, RL.3.4

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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How does Dr. Strauss define IQ?

He thinks IQ is a measure of how dumb you are. 
He believes that IQ measures lots of different things. 
He believes that IQ is a measure of how smart a person can become. 
He thinks IQ is a measure of how smart someone already is. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.9

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.K.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does it mean to "pull a Charlie Gordon"?

To make mistakes because of low intelligence
To undergo surgery that increases your IQ.
To become smarter by reading as many books as you can
To not be able to make friends

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When Charlie expects to gain friends by "becoming smarter" and the opposite happens, this is called 

foreshadowing
situational irony
dramatic irony
allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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"It was as if I'd seen both men clearly for the first time." What does Charlie learn about the doctors in this passage?

He learns that they think of his more as an "experiment" than a "human being"
He learns that they are only in it to learn more about Algernon.
He learns that they don't really know what is going to happen to him after the operation.
He learns that if he becomes smarter, he may be able to write a research paper on the effects.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What is a central idea for "Flowers for Algernon"?

Charlie and Algernon are experiments in medical research.
The friendship between Charlie and Algernon is not real since Algernon is a mouse. 
Charlie is embarrassed about being dumb so he wants to be smart. 
Charlie Gordon wants to be smart like everyone else and he learns that undergoing an operation to artificially boost his intelligence  is not what he thought it would be. 

Tags

CCSS.RL.3.9

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.9

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What writing format does the story take or use?

medical reports by the doctors
progress reports by Charlie
diary entries by Miss Kinnian
job reports by Charlie's boss

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What did the dishwasher scene ultimately teach Charlie?

Empathy for the mentally handicapped
How to feel sorry for others
That he was truly more intelligent than he had been
Embarrassment for the way he was treated in the past

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.K.3

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