The Flowers of Algernon

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.

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 performs badly, compared to Algernon.

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,” which of these themes are best supported by the allusion that the character named Fanny makes to the biblical story of Eve and the tree of knowledge? Choose TWO.

• It is wrong to want something that you don't already have.

• Nature is a source of spiritual comfort to human beings.

• People should not try to change what God has created.

• Knowledge can be very powerful.

• Change can be unexpectedly frightening.

What do Charlie's "friends" mean when they say someone "really pulled a Charlie Gordon"?

• they did a cool trick

• they did something kind

• they did something smart

• they did something dumb

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.

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

• A) The pursuit of knowledge and its consequences

• B) The importance of friendship

• C) The beauty of nature

• D) The power of love