Flowers for Algernon Quiz

What point of view is Flowers for Algernon written in?

• First person

• Second person

• Third person limited

• Third person omniscient

How is the story mainly told?

• Letters to friends

• Newspaper articles

• Progress reports written by Charlie

• Conversations only

What happens to Charlie after the experiment?

• He loses his job immediately

• He becomes more intelligent

• He moves to another country

• He forgets everything

What is one major conflict in the story?

• Charlie vs. weather

• Charlie vs. animals

• Charlie vs. himself

• Charlie vs. nature

What does Algernon symbolize?

• A teacher

• Charlie’s past

• Charlie’s experience with the experiment

• A family member

What happens to Algernon near the end of the story?

• He becomes smarter forever

• He escapes the lab

• He begins to lose intelligence and dies

• He becomes a pet

How does Charlie’s writing change throughout the story?

• It stays the same

• It becomes less detailed

• It becomes more complex, then simpler again

• It disappears

What is one theme of the story?

• Money is the most important thing

• Intelligence always brings happiness

• People should be treated with dignity and respect

• Science solves all problems

Why does Charlie feel lonely after becoming smarter?

• He moves away

• He no longer understands others and they don’t understand him

• He loses his job

• He forgets his family

What is the setting of the story?

• A fantasy world

• A future planet

• A city with a lab and bakery

• A desert