Flowers for Algernon: End of Unit Test

What is the main reason Charlie agrees to the operation?

• He wants to make his teacher proud

• He wants to become rich

• He wants to be smart like other people

• He wants to win races against Algernon

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What does the “Rorschach test” represent in the story?

• A measure of Charlie’s reading ability

• A scientific procedure to raise intelligence

• A psychological test for interpreting inkblots

• A maze test used on Algernon

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Why does Charlie’s relationship with his co-workers change after his operation?

• They become jealous of his success

• They respect him more as he gets smarter

• They think he is dangerous

• They don’t notice any change in him

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happens to Algernon that foreshadows Charlie’s future?

• Algernon runs away

• Algernon starts getting smarter

• Algernon becomes aggressive and deteriorates

• Algernon learns to speak

How does Charlie first feel about the inkblot (Rorschach) test?

• He thinks it's a fun game

• He believes he failed because he doesn’t see anything

• He enjoys pretending during the test

• He refuses to take the test

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What happened with the busboy and how did it affect Charlie?

• The busboy made a mistake that embarrassed Charlie.

• The busboy helped Charlie win a prize.

• The busboy ignored Charlie, making him feel invisible.

• The busboy told Charlie a secret that made him happy.

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CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Charlie is different at the end of the novel compared to the beginning. How has he changed?

• He becomes more confident and self-aware.

• He remains exactly the same.

• He becomes less intelligent.

• He forgets everything that happened.

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CCSS.RL.11-12.7

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Dr. Strauss

• Treats Charlie poorly at their workplace

• Conducted all of the research leading up to the operations

• Figured out the Gordon/Algernon experiment would end in failure

• Found Charlie through the teacher at the night school for slow adults

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Miss Kinnian

• Acts as a mother figure towards Charlie and helps him to learn

• Charlie’s landlady who cares for him when he is sick

• The only one going through the exact same thing as Charlie

• Found Charlie through the teacher at the night school for slow adults

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Dr. Nemur

• Figured out the Gordon/Algernon experiment would end in failure

• Conducted all of the research leading up to the operations

• Found Charlie through the teacher at the night school for slow adults

• Acts as a mother figure towards Charlie and helps him to learn

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3