Flowers for Algernon Assessment

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

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

• They see that he has bonded with Algernon.

• 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 begun lying and stealing.

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

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

• He starts to spell badly again.

• He asks Miss Kinnian to dinner.

• He learns German.

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

• sad but hopeful

• relieved but bitter

• angry and threatening

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

• He cannot control his temper.

• He has below-average intelligence.

• He sees and hears things that are not there.

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.

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.

What happens during Charlie's first inkblot test?

• He shows that he has a strong imagination.

• He shows that he has a violent temper

• He loses to Algernon

• He fails to see things in the ink

Before the operation, how does Charlie feel about it?

• He is terrified.

• He is happy and excited.

• He is angry.

• He does not care.

In “Flowers for Algernon,” what motivates Charlie to participate in the experiment?

• A) He wants to be smarter to make more friends.

• B) He is promised a large sum of money.

• C) He wants to impress his family.

• D) He is curious about the scientific process.