Flowers for Algernon-End of Unit Test

PR 12: Why do Charlie's fellow co-workers want Charlie fired?

• They think he is evil.

• They have become frightened by his bad temper.

• They think he is damaging the factory.

• They have become weary of Charlie and don't understand how he has become so smart.

A significant conversation happened between Fanny and Charlie.  Which is the most accurate summary of their conversation?

• Fanny is suspicious of Charlie's sudden gain in skills and tells Charlie that it is a sin to know more than what was given to him by God.

• Fanny is angry because he got a $10,000. bonus for fixing the machine she had run for years.

• Fanny was upset because Charlies was dating Miss Kinnian.

• Charlie proposes that Dr. Nemur be released from his contract for bad scientific practices at the lab.

After the incident with the young dishwasher at the diner, Charlie decides that he must -

• use his gift of intellectual awareness to help others who are like he was

• volunteer his time on the weekends to teach adults with disabilities

• go to work for Miss Kinnian at the adult learning center

• spend more time with Algernon

Based on the content of the story, what is the author's opinion of mentally disabled individuals?

• Daniel Keyes does not like mentally disabled indivduals.

• Daniel Keyes is passionate about mentally disabled people.

• Daniel Keyes does not care either way.

• Daniel Keyes is Charlie Gordon.

At the end of the story, Charlie says of Miss Kinnian, "The thought of leaving her behind made me sad." What does this statement foreshadow?

• Charlie will be offered a job position will take him far away.

• Miss Kinnian will refuse to have anything more to do with the experiment.

• Miss Kinnian will do something that will destroy Charlie's love for her.

• Charlie's intelligence will change in ways that make a relationship with her impossible.

What is the main emotion conveyed in the passage?

• Hope and optimism

• Resignation and despair

• Excitement and curiosity

• Anger and frustration

What does the Charlie wonder about the staff at Warren?

• Why they chose to work there

• How they interact with the patients

• What their daily routine is

• What qualifications they have

What does Charlie imply about the people at Warren?

• They are hopeful for a better future

• They are living a fulfilling life

• They are experiencing a living death

• They are actively seeking rehabilitation

What does Charlie question about his own future?

• Whether he will find hope

• Whether he will spend his life at Warren

• Whether he will meet the staff

• Whether he will understand the patients

What does Charlie reflect on regarding the boy holding the younger one?

• The boy's sense of fulfillment

• The boy's sadness

• The boy's curiosity

• The boy's frustration