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Flowers for Algernon

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How old is Charlie Gordon?

a)

37

b)

32

c)

16

d)

25

2.

What is the format/point of view of this story?

a)

3rd person

b)

1st person

c)

2nd person

3.

What do Charlie's results on the first Rorschach Test tell us about his personality?

a)

Charlie is apathetic.

b)

Charlie likes to make up stories.

c)

Charlie lacks the ability to imagine.

d)

Charlie is very creative.

4.

Why is Charlie chosen for the experiment?

a)

He was able to solve the maze.

b)

He won a contest.

c)

Dr. Strauss knew he was the perfect candidate.

d)

He is motivated to succeed.

5.

Who are Joe Carp and Frank Reilly?

a)

Charlie's co-workers

b)

Charlie's classmates

c)

Charlie's neighbors

d)

Charlie's bosses

6.

Charlie's relationship with Joe and Frank is an example of...

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

personification

c)

irony

d)

metaphor

7.

How do we see Charlie's intelligence increasing?

a)

He has a greater awareness of the world around him

b)

All of the above

c)

He is able to imagine, infer, and question things

d)

His spelling and grammar have improved

8.

How does Charlie's mood change immediately after the surgery?

a)

He is so excited to begin this journey

b)

He is sad and regrets having the operation

c)

He becomes frustrated and angry

d)

He is in love with Miss Kinnian

9.

After Miss Kinnian reads Charlie's progress reports, how does she feel?

a)

A. Sad to realize Charlie has been treated badly.

b)

B. Excited for his increase in emotion and intellect.

c)

C. Guilty for recommending the operation.

d)

D. Both A and C

10.
Choose the details that  show that Charlie's experiment is starting to take effect.
a)
Challenging the Doctors' knowledge, falling for Miss Kinnian, performing his experiments.
b)
quitting his job, becoming more quiet, looking into piano and painting
c)
losing to Algernon, visiting Muggy's Saloon, "pulling a Charlie Gordon"
11.
What does Charlie realize about his "friends"?
a)
They always have his back
b)
He has too many friends
c)
His friends are not really his friends, they pick on him
d)
Nothing changes with his friends
12.

Why doesn't Charlie race Algernon in the maze anymore?

a)

The doctors decided the race wasn't fair.

b)

Charlie didn't want to participate anymore.

c)

Charlie beats Algernon consistently.

d)

Algernon is getting old.

13.

How does Charlie feel after re-reading his old progress reports?

a)

Happy with his new life and new intelligence.

b)

Embarrassed and ashamed

c)

Excited to keep learning.

d)

Confused about his poor spelling and grammar.

14.

Algernon biting Charlies is an example of...

a)

irony

b)

parallel episode

c)

foreshadowing

d)

point of view

15.

The tiny TV intended for Charlie to learn in his sleep was supposed to reach what?

a)

his subconscious

b)

his conscious

c)

his dreams

d)

his imagination

16.

What do we learn from Charlie's reaction to Robinson Crusoe?

a)

Charlie understands loneliness for the first time.

b)

Charlie can read and respond to a complex text.

c)

Charlie is able to infer  based on a picture.

d)

All of the above

17.

What does it mean to "pull a Charlie Gordon"?

a)

to attend night school

b)

to do something dumb

c)

to volunteer for an experiment

d)

to play with mice

18.

Which phrase best describes Charlie at the end of “Flowers for Algernon”?

a)

sad but hopeful

b)

relieved but bitter

c)

angry and threatening