WorksheetsFlowers for Algernon
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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Class
Date
1.
What form of writing does "Flowers for Algernon" most closely resemble?
a)
a journal with dated entries
b)
a science textbook
c)
an exchange of letters
d)
a screenplay
2.
How would you describe Charlie at the beginning of "Flowers for Algernon"?
a)
He has low intelligence and only simple learning skills.
b)
He is emotionally imbalanced and unable to control his temper.
c)
He allows his mind to wander when others try to instruct him.
d)
He is poor and cannot afford health care except through Dr. Strauss.
3.
Which characteristic of Charlie's becomes clear because "Flowers for Algernon" is written in the first-person point of view?
a)
his inability to take inkblot tests
b)
his inability to invent stories
c)
his difficulties with spelling
d)
his failure to connect to others at work
4.
What can you infer from the details about Charlie early in "Flowers for Algernon"?
a)
He is completely unaware of his condition.
b)
He is well aware of his condition.
c)
He is unable to communicate with others.
d)
He feels hopeless about improving his abilities.
5.
After the first inkblot test, the doctor becomes very ____________ _______ Charlie.
a)
amused by
b)
frustrated with
c)
humored by
d)
concerned with
6.
Choose the most likely inference from this passage in the story: They called the mouse Algernon. Algernon was in a box with a lot of twists and turns like all kinds of walls and they gave me a pencil and a paper with lines and lots of boxes. On one side it said START and on the other side it said FINISH. They said it was amazed and that Algernon and me had the same amazed to do. I dint see how we could have the same amazed if Algernon had a box and I had paper but I dint say nothing.
a)
The maze in the box has a simpler pattern than the maze on the paper.
b)
The maze in the box has the same basic pattern as the maze on paper.
c)
The maze on paper cannot be gotten through and is designed to frustrate Charlie.
d)
The doctors are amazed with Algernon's progress.
7.
The doctors in "Flowers for Algernon" choose Charlie for their experiment because of his
a)
poor understanding
b)
extreme poverty
c)
motivation to learn
d)
jealousy of Algernon
8.
Which word best summarizes the feelings Charlie first had about the operation?
a)
fear
b)
enthusiasm
c)
indifference
d)
resentment
9.
Which statement most accurately describes the relationship between Charlie and Miss Kinnian in "Flowers for Algernon"?
a)
He likes her, but he is suspicious of her motives.
b)
She tries to be detached because she knows the experiment is unlikely to succeed.
c)
They have a warm relationship, and Charlie trusts her.
d)
She tries to be kind, but she is too much the cold scientist to feel anything personally.
10.
How does the author of "Flowers for Algernon" convey the personalities of Charlie's doctors and co-workers?
a)
through Charlie's interactions with them
b)
through their own words
c)
through descriptions of their physical appearance
d)
through Miss Kinnian's reactions to them
11.
What can you infer from the details about Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur in "Flowers for Algernon"?
a)
The two doctors are equally kind to Charlie.
b)
The two doctors are cold-hearted scientists who care nothing for Charlie.
c)
The two doctors are close friends who completely support each other's careers.
d)
The two doctors are somewhat competitive and resentful of each other.
12.
From the details in the story, what can you infer about Charlie's relationship with his co-workers before the experiment?
a)
He thinks they are good friends and fails to realize that they sometimes tease him cruelly.
b)
He is deeply hurt by their teasing and fails to realize that they mean it in good fun.
c)
They are afraid of him and do not socialize with him.
d)
They try so hard to be kind that they make him feel awkward and embarrassed.
13.
In the story, how does Charlie first discover that the effects of his operation will not last?
a)
He sees the changes in Algernon.
b)
He sees the changes in himself.
c)
He overhears the doctors.
d)
Miss Kinnian tells him.
14.
What does Charlie decide to do immediately after Algernon deteriorates and dies?
a)
He decides to quit doing any further research.
b)
He decides to go back to the factory to work.
c)
He decides to continue his research as fast as he can so he can help people like him.
d)
He decides to go to a different university to work.
15.
What is the "Algernon-Gordon Effect"?
a)
Artificially increasing someone's intelligence can not be achieved in a person with an IQ of 70.
b)
Artificially increased intelligence deteriorates at a rate of time directly proportional to the quantity of the increase.
c)
Artificially increased intelligence will cause a person's brain to shrink and result in certain death.
d)
Artificially increased intelligence will cause amnesia.
16.
What emotions and thoughts drive Charlie to leave New York?
a)
He is embarrassed and thinks people hate him.
b)
He is broke and is getting evicted from his apartment.
c)
He realizes he is making people sad and he wants to go where no one would know him.
d)
He is being picked on at the factory again and can not deal with it any longer.
17.
At the end of the story, Frank and Joe become Charlie's real, true friend.
a)
True
b)
False
18.
Fanny Girden was the only person at the factory who didn't sign the petition to fire Charlie.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
Fanny compared what was happening to Charlie to the story of Sampson and Delilah.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Which of the following could be a theme from Flowers for Algernon?
a)
Don't judge a book by its cover.
b)
Advances in science do not always have positive outcomes.
c)
Treat others how you want to be treated.
d)
all of the above
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