Flowers for Algernon Characters

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 control his temper.

• He cannot hold down a job and support himself

Why  do the doctors use Charlie in their experiment?

• They feel he is motivated to try to learn

• He is the only person willing to try it.

• They see that he has bonded with Algernon

• They know he needs a better job.

Before the operation, how does Charlie feel about it?

• He is terrified.

• He is happy and excited.

• He is angry.

• He does not care.

From the choices below, which one is NOT a positive quality of Charlie Gordon?

• eager to please

• motivated

• agreeable

• apathetic

Traits of Charlie

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Charlie has a very high IQ at the start.

Charlie is a cruel person before surgery

Charlie is a worrier.

Charlie is superstitious.

Why do Charlie's fellow co-workers want Charlie fired?

• They think he is evil.

• They have become frightened by his bad temper.

• They think he is damaging the factory.

• They become jealous and wary of Charlie as he becomes smart.

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

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

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

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

• To secure Algernon's place in medical history.

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"

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

• He sees changes in Algernon

• He sees changes in himself.

• He overhears the doctor.

• Miss Kinnian tells him.

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

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

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

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

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