WorksheetsFlowers for Algernon P.R. #11 - 12
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 8mins
Why is Charlie angry in Progress Report 11?
Knowing that people are making fun of him
He is mad at Miss Kinnion
Because the operation did not work
The doctors are not being nice to him
In Progress Report 11, why do Charlie's co-workers want him fired?
They have become frightened of his bad temper.
They don't understand how he became so smart.
They think he is damaging the factory.
When Charlie is talking to Fanny, one of his coworkers from the factory, she makes a reference to Eve and the forbidden apple (a story from the Bible) to describe how people feel about Charlie. Which literary element is this an example of?
an allusion
an idiom
foreshadowing
personification
As he becomes a genius, Charlie feels the doctors are mocking him and he is oversensitive. What does oversensitive mean as it is used in the sentence.
to laugh uncontrollably
to change one's mind
easily upset or offended
In Progress Report 11, what does Charlie realize about his relationship with Miss Kinnian?
He is unable to communicate with her on an everyday level.
He needs to start teacher her more about math and science.
Miss Kinnian does not want to see Charlie anymore or be his teacher.
How does Charlie react when he finds out he knows more than the doctors?
He is happy and wants to take over the hospital.
He realizes he has to speak carefully and simply so people understand him.
He is angry and frustrated; why should they get all the money and credit for his intelligence.
While at dinner, Charlie sees a young boy who is a dishwasher. What does the boy do that makes his boss angry?
drops dishes and breaks them.
does not wash the dishes well enough
comes in late for work
does not clean the tables properly
Why does Charlie feel bad for the dishwasher?
The dishwasher ends up getting fired from his job.
He does not have anyone to love like Charlie does.
He is being made fun of just as Charlie had been.
He does not like his job.
What does Charlie finally decide he wants to use his knowledge and skills to do?
Working in the hospital as a doctor
To increase human intelligence
To write a book about his life
To go back to the factory and fix things
Which of the following is a change that has taken place in Charlie?
He uses higher level of vocabulary
His writing contains proper spelling and punctuation
He has more emotion and understanding of people
all of the above
