Flowers for Algernon Assessment

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.

Which of the following does Charlie begin to recognize as he progresses?

• He realizes he loves the girl with whom he works but sees her as inferior to him.

• He realizes he is now more intelligent than both of the doctors who performed the experiment.

• He realizes he will one day achieve his dream: space travel and the scientific advancements.

• He realizes that he will only be intelligent enough to get a high school diploma.

What event changes the relationship Charlie has with Algernon? 

• Algernon beats Charlie in the maze. 

• Dr. Nemur lets Charlie take Algernon home as a pet. 

• Algernon only eats gluten free food now. 

• Charlie finally beats Algernon in the maze. 

What does Charlie realize about his "friends"?

• They always have his back

• He has too many friends

• His friends are not really his friends, they pick on him

• Nothing changes with his friends

How does Charlie see Miss Kinnian now? (after the surgery)

• He thinks she's weird

• He thinks she is too dumb for him

• She is just his teacher

• He is in love with her

What is the relationship between Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss like? 

• They get along well. 

• They fight all the time. 

• They don't ever talk to one another. 

• How would I know? 

What does Charlie claim are his "best friends" when his intelligence is at his highest? 

• food and the couch

• television and the radio

• books and music

• his diary and Miss Kinnian

What is the main theme explored in 'Flowers for Algernon'?

• A) The impact of intelligence on human relationships

• B) The importance of scientific experimentation

• C) The role of technology in society

• D) The significance of historical events