Which of the following can we infer is the reason for Dr. Strauss requiring Charlie to keep a journal?

To monitor Charlie's progress through his words and thoughts.

To monitor if Charlie was being dishonest about his work hours.

To closely watch his communication with people outside the hospital, including his mother and father.

To secure Algernon's place in medical history.

An example of dramatic irony in "Flowers for Algernon" is

When Joe and Frank "make fun" of Charlie but Charlie doesn't realize it

When Algernon dies and Charlie does not

When Charlie gets fired from the factory and Fanny remains kind to him

When Charlie hears Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur arguing

a barrier between Charlie and his friends

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

They have a warm, friendly relationship, and Charlie trusts her.

He likes her, but he is suspicious of her motives.

She tries to be detached because she knows the experiment is unlikely to succeed.

She is not his friend, because she is a cold scientist.

What does Miss Kinnian's advice foreshadow?

Charlie will learn that his friends are not really his "friends"

Charlie will not be able to come back to the class for slow learners

Charlie will get smarter than his friends

Charlie will not remain friends with Miss Kinnian?

What is the FIRST sign that Charlie's intelligence is increasing?

His writing and spelling improves

His brain measures a higher intelligence

What are Dr. Nemur's motivations for performing the experiment (and future experiments)?

pressure from the scientific community to perform

making a positive difference for humankind

What's the best explanation for the simile: "You're like a giant sponge now, soaking things in."?

Charlie is getting smarter and learning all the time.

Charlie is a janitor and usually mops the bathroom.

Charlie is not starting to learn things yet, but he will start soon.

Charlie is smarter than a kitchen sponge.

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

Choose the details that show that Charlie's experiment is starting to take effect.

Challenging the Doctors' knowledge, falling for Miss Kinnian, performing his experiments.

quitting his job, becoming more quiet, looking into piano and painting

losing to Algernon, visiting Muggy's Saloon, "pulling a Charlie Gordon"

Choose the details that show that Charlie's experiment is starting to take effect.

Challenging the Doctors' knowledge, falling for Miss Kinnian, performing his experiments.

quitting his job, becoming more quiet, looking into piano and painting

losing to Algernon, visiting Muggy's Saloon, "pulling a Charlie Gordon"

What's the best explanation for the simile: "You're like a giant sponge now, soaking things in."?

Charlie is getting smarter and learning all the time.

Charlie is a janitor and usually mops the bathroom.

Charlie is not starting to learn things yet, but he will start soon.

Charlie is smarter than a kitchen sponge.

Choose evidence that supports the idea that Charlie's relationships have been changed by the operation.

"This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once knew and loved."

"What did I do to them to make them hate me so?"

"Dr.Strauss reminds me to speak and write clearly so that people can understand me."

"Maybe we can be friends again."

In the May 24 Report, Charlie writes, "Everyone is upset about what this may mean." This sentence could be

foreshadowing, because Charlie and Algernon are parallel characters

dramatic irony, because the reader knows something that Charlie does not.

imagery, because the reader gets a clear picture of what is happening to Algernon

flashback, because Charlie is remembering a time when he got upset

How does the author build suspense by including the relationship between Joe, Frank, and Charlie?

The reader wants to tell Charlie about his "friends" making fun of him.

The reader feels sorry for Charlie.

The reader is anxious and can't wait for Charlie to get revenge on his so-called friends.

The reader feels ashamed for Charlie.

Flowers for Algernon

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English

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KG - University

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Practice Problem

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Hard

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CCSS

RL.4.3, RL.1.3, RL.3.4

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Standards-aligned

Margaret Anderson

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36 questions

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

"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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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

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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Flowers for Algernon

36 questions

How does Dr. Strauss define IQ?

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

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

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

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

What writing format does the story take or use?

What did the dishwasher scene ultimately teach Charlie?

Which of the following can we infer is the reason for Dr. Strauss requiring Charlie to keep a journal?

When the reader knows something that the character(s) don't know, this is called

An example of dramatic irony in "Flowers for Algernon" is

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