Flowers for Algernon Characters

Choose the conclusion a reader can most accurately draw from this excerpt from “Flowers for Algernon.” They called the mouse Algernon. Algernon was in a box with a lot of twists and turns like all kinds of walls and they gave me a pencil and a paper with lines and lots of boxes. On one side it said START and on the other side it said FINISH. They said it was amazed and that Algernon and me had the same amazed to do. I dint see how we could have the same amazed if Algernon had a box and I had a paper but I dint say nothing.

• The doctors find Charlie amazing.

• Algernon is running in a maze.

• Algernon is able to read.

From what point of view is “Flowers for Algernon” told?

• third person, telling the thoughts of many characters

• first person, from Charlie's doctors' point of view

• first person, from Charlie's point of view

In “Flowers for Algernon,” Charlie feels happy and excited when he hears that he will have the operation. How does the point of view of the story affect the way readers learn about his feelings?

• The story is told by Charlie, so readers hear about his feelings directly from him.

• The story is told by Charlie, but readers must guess how Charlie feels.

• The story is told by a narrator, so readers get an outsider's explanation of Charlie's feelings.

In "Flowers for Algernon, " why do the doctors use Charlie in their experiment?

• They see that he has bonded with Algernon.

• They believe that he is motivated to try to learn.

• They know that he can get a better job if his skills improve.

• They realize that he is the only person who is willing to participate.

In "Flowers for Algernon", why do Charlie's fellow workers want him fired?

• They become jealous of Charlie's good fortune.

• They think that Charlie has been lying and stealing.

• They become frightened by Charlie and distrustful of his new intelligence.

• They resent Charlie for damaging the factory and making their jobs harder.

Which phrase best describes Charlie at the end of "Flowers for Algernon"?

• sad but hopeful

• relieved but bitter

• angry and threatening

• proud and conceited

The following question has two parts. Answer Part A first, and then Part B. Part A: In "Flowers for Algernon" what is the main reason that Charlie wants to increase his intelligence?

• He is very competitive and wants to beat Algernon when they are tested.

• He knows that he is different and wants to be more like other people.

• He wants to please Miss Kinnian and is afraid he will disappoint her.

• He is a lonely person with no close friends or social life.

In "Flowers for Algernon", what happens during Charlie's first inkblot test?

• He sees many pictures in the inkblot.

• He cannot see any pictures in the inkblot.

• He shows he has an extremely violent temper.

• He performs badly, compared to Algernon.

In "Flowers for Algernon, "what is one aspect of the text that shows Charlie is returning to his old condition?

• He learns German.

• He says he hates Algernon.

• He starts to spell badly again.

• He asks Miss Kinnian to dinner.

What conclusion about Charlie is most clearly supported by this excerpt from the first section of "Flowers of Algernon"?

• He cannot control his temper.

• He has below-average intelligence.

• He sees and hears things that are not there.

• He cannot hold down a job and support himself.