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WorksheetsFlowers for Algernon
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
"Flowers for Algernon" is classified as what genre?
Fiction
Science Fiction
Fantasy
Non-fiction
What is the purpose of the Rorschach Test?
To decide who is qualified for a job.
To show images that mean nothing.
To analyze how an individual perceives the images.
To tell whether someone is crazy.
Why did Charlie want to attend Ms. Kinnian's classes?
He was paid to.
He was forced to.
He wanted to be smart.
He was in love with Ms. Kinnian.
What is a Thematic Aperception Test?
A set of cards with ink blots.
A short response answer test.
A multiple choice exam.
A set of pictures without dialogue.
At first Charlie lost the race against Algernon, why?
Charlie's IQ was lower than Algernon's IQ.
Algernon had been made smarter through an experiment.
Charlie was tired.
Charlie didn't have his glasses so he couldn't see.
Why did Dr.s Strauss and Nemur pick Charlie for the experiment?
Charlie is apathetic.
Charlie is unmotivated to learn.
Charlie is uncooperative.
Charlie is motivated to learn.
In the beginning Charlie can't use his imagination. Why is that?
He has never been taught how to use his imagination.
He just doesn't want to use his imagination.
He keeps his thoughts to himself.
He doesn't want to make up lies about people.
What do Charlie's friends mean when they say "so-and-so just pulled a Charlie Gordon?"
Someone lost at a race.
Someone just did something smart.
Charlie always wants to be the center of attention.
Someone just did something dumb.
How does the night end at Muggsy's Saloon?
Charlie's friends patiently wait for him.
Charlie's friends ditch him.
Charlie gets a ride home from his friends.
The saloon wasn't open.
Why does Charlie finally beat Algernon?
Charlie got lucky.
Algernon was tired from racing all time.
Algernon wasn't feeling well.
Charlie is getting smarter.
After Charlie finished reading Robinson Crusoe he...
he loved it and wanted to read it again.
wondered why it ended the way it did.
hated it and threw it out the window.
fed it to Algernon.
What does Charlie realize about his friends at the party?
They really like having him around
They think he is funny.
They are making fun of him.
They are teasing him the way friends do.
What is Burt's opinion about the IQ test?
It isn't very good at all.
It's like a scale that you just keep piling information on.
Its like a measuring cup that you can only fill so much before it spills over.
Burt only knows how to take care of Algernon.
What does Charlie realize about Dr. Strauss and Nemur?
They are his friends and like him.
They want him to go on a date with Ms. Kinnian.
They argue and don't agree with the way the experiment is being run.
They hate each others guts.
Why did Charlie quit his job at the factory?
He didn´t quit, he was fired.
He didn´t want to be around people who just made fun of him.
He was bored with cleaning the place.
He was asked to leave by his coworkers.
After witnessing people laughing at the young boy who dropped the dishes at the diner, why does Charlie decide to conduct his own research into increasing human intelligence?
He wanted to make money by cashing in on another scientists ideas.
He wanted to help people become smarter for the betterment of mankind.
He wanted to help the young dishwasher find a better job.
He didn´t want to pay out of pocket for his meals at the diner.
Algernon begins to regress. What does Charlie discover is going to happen to him.
He hopes the same thing doesn´t happen to him.
The same thing isn´t going to happen to him.
He´s not worried
The same thing is going to happen to him.
What does , ¨Artificially increased intelligence deteriorates at a rate of time directly proportional to the quantity of the increase,¨ most likely mean?
The unnatural increase of understanding decreases at the same speed as the amount of the increase.
Charlie is going to keep getting smarter until his head explodes.
Charlie´s brain is going to shrink.
Charlie is going to regress the same way Algernon did.
When Charlie goes back to work at the factory and a new guy makes a comment, what do his old friends do?
Laugh at the new guys joke.
Nothing.
Ask Charlie to pay them for their protection.
Stick up for Charlie and tell him they got his back.
What does Charlie discover at the end of the story?
Charlie discovers that he shouldn´t have wanted to change and shouldn´t have undergone the experiment.
Charlie discovers that he should have been less trusting of the doctors who conducted the experiment.
Charlie discovers that he is thankful for having been given the chance to be smarter.
Charlie stays optimistic despite deciding to leave his home and start anew.
