Flowers for Algernon Progress Reports

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.

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

• eager to please

• motivated

• agreeable

• apathetic

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

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"

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 is the point of view of "Flowers for Algernon"?

• first person, from Charlie's point of view

• first-person, Doctor Strauss' point of view

• third person, includes thoughts of all characters

• third person, telling the thoughts of Charlie and Miss Kinnian

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

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

• The ethical implications of human experimentation

• The beauty of nature

• The importance of family

• The power of friendship

Which literary device is most prominently used in 'Flowers for Algernon' to show Charlie's development?

• Metaphor

• Foreshadowing

• First-person narrative

• Irony

In 'Flowers for Algernon', how does Charlie's writing style change as he becomes more intelligent?

• It becomes more complex and sophisticated

• It remains the same

• It becomes more humorous

• It becomes more simplistic