Flowers for Algernon Quiz: Progress Reports 1-8: 2019 - Hillary Cheaney | Laabri

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Describe at least 1 sign that shows Charlie is changing now that he has had the operation. Make sure to be descriptive in your answer!

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Describe at least 1 example of dramatic irony that we have seen in this story so far. Explain how your example fits the definition of dramatic irony.

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Describe what Charlie had thought would happen right after the operation vs. what really did happen right after the operation.

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Describe how Charlie is feeling in Progress Report 5 before surgery. How does having a first-person narrator help to describe what Charlie is feeling? To get BOTH of the points for this question, make sure to answer BOTH parts of the original question.

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Charlie fails his first inkblot test because he -

A) see images that upset him in the inkblots

B) thinks the test is boring

C) cannot understand what he is supposed to see besides ink

D) is afraid to make a mistake in front of Dr. Strauss

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Why does Charlie agree to have the operation?

A) He wants to be smart and know things like other people do

B) He wants to please Dr. Strauss and Miss Kinnian

C) He wants to be able to get a better job

D) He wants to beat Algernon in the maze test

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What do the factory workers mean by saying someone "pulled a Charlie Gordon?"

A) Someone did something funny

B) Someone did something dumb or stupid

C) Someone lost something

D) Someone forgot something important

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The inkblot test Charlie takes in Progress Report 2 is called the

A) Raw Shock Test

B) Rorschach Test

C) Thematic Apperception Test

D) Mensa Inkblot Test

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Which of the following things is NOT one of Charlie's good luck charms?

A) A locket from his mother

B) A lucky penny

C) A horseshoe

D) A rabbit's foot

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What do Charlie's use of his good luck charms reveal about his personality?

A) He is superstitious and believes that bad things can happen to him if he doesn't have them

B) He is creative and likes to make up stories about things that happen to him

C) He is a realist; he sees the world in black and white

D) He likes to please other people and thinks that having the good luck charms will allow him to do that

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Which of the following lines from the text prove that your answer for #10 is correct?

A) "Thats why I said ok even when I was scared because she said it was an operashun. She said dont be scared Charlie you done so much with so little I think you deserv it most of all."

B) "Lots of people who work here and the nurses and the people who gave me the tests came to bring me candy and wish me luck."

C) "Only a black cat crossed me when I was comming to the hospitil. Dr Strauss says dont be supersitis Charlie this is sience. Anyway Im keeping my rabits foot with me."

D) "Maybe if I ask him he will tell me how I can think now that Im suppose to get smart. What do smart people think about."

E) None of the above are correct

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Why does Miss Kinnian recommend Charlie for the experiment?

A) She is in love with him

B) He has a peaceful personality

C) He has the strongest sense of motivation

D) All of the above are correct

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The second test Charlie takes requires him to "make up stories" about people in pictures. This test is called the

A) IQ Visual Test

B) Visual Impressions Test

C) Thematic Apperception Test

D) Rorschach Test

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Charlie dislikes the above test because

A) he doesn't want to make up lies about people

B) he believes the pictures are not real

C) he misses his family when he looks at the pictures

D) he dislikes Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss

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The "present" Dr. Strauss has for Charlie after the operation is

A) a small maze he can practice with at home

B) a tape recorder to record his thoughts and feelings

C) a canvas and tools for him to paint with

D) a television-like device that will teach him while he sleeps

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In the story, who is Miss Kinnian?

A) Charlie's night school teacher

B) A nurse that works at the hospital where Charlie has his operation

C) Charlie's next door neighbor who checks up on him

D) Charlie's sister

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The information conveyed in Progress Report 1 shows that Charlie -

A) wants Dr. Strauss and Miss Kinnian to like him

B) is developmentally challenged but has a desire to change his situation

C) cannot understand why he does not know how to spell words

D) loves writing in journals and has a very creative personality

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Because the story is written from a first-person point of view, the reader is better able to -

A) view the world through Charlie's eyes and know how hard it is for him to understand things

B) allow an outside narrator to reveal Charlie's thoughts and feelings

C) know Dr. Strauss's reasons for wanting Charlie to go through with the experiment

D) find new ways to include all of the story's characters

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Which sentence from Progress Report 3 best illustrates Charlie's frustration?

A) "I never tell lies anymore because I always get caught."

B) "That's why I said OK even when I was scared because she said it was an operation."

C) "...that test made me feel worser than all the others because they did it over 10 times with different amazeds and Algernon won every time."

D) I told them because all my life I wanted to be smart and not dumb."

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What is a similarity between Charlie and Algernon?

A) Both are mice experiments

B) Both are patients of an experiment

C) Both are terrible at mazes

D) Both are human experiments

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What evidence from the story supports why Charlie would be a good candidate for the experiment?

A) He is temperamental, dumb, a bad speller, and depressed

B) He is so stupid that it doesn't matter if the operation fails

C) He is funny, a good student, smart, and likeable

D) He is good-natured, interested, motivated, and an achiever

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The argument between Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur reveals that

A) Dr. Nemur is afraid Dr. Strauss will take over the experiment

B) Miss Kinnian cannot keep them from disagreeing about the experiment

C) Dr. Strauss would rather use another candidate for the experiment

D) Dr. Nemur is nervous about using Charlie for the experiment

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What can the reader infer about the events in Progress Report 8?

A) Charlie should not have gone back to work so soon after an operation

B) Charlie doesn't know his coworkers and how they really treat people

C) Charlie's friends were excited about seeing Charlie after his operation

D) Charlie's coworkers aren't as hard working as Charlie

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What does Charlie think smart people think about?

A) Their next project or idea

B) Their friends and family

C) Nothing

D) Fancy things

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How does Charlie's relationship with Algernon change right after the operation?

A) Charlie becomes really attached to Algernon and starts to care about him

B) Charlie gets mad at Algernon because Algernon still beats Charlie at the maze races

C) Charlie takes Algernon home with him as his pet

D) None of the above are correct

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Who asks Charlie to write the progress reports?

A) Charlie's father

B) Dr. Strauss

C) Miss Kinnian

D) Charlie decides to write them himself

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Which of the following can we infer is the reason for requiring Charlie to keep a journal of his progress reports?

A) To monitor if Charlie was being dishonest about his work hours

B) To monitor Charlie's progress through his words and thoughts

C) To secure Charlie's place in medical history

D) To closely watch his communication with people outside the hospital, including his mother and father

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Who is Algernon?

A) One of the scientists who gives Charlie a test

B) Charlie's boss at the factory where he works

C) A mouse who has had the same operation Charlie will undergo

D) A fellow co-worker of Charlie's

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What writing format does the story take or use?

A) medical reports by the doctors

B) diary entries by Miss Kinnian

C) progress reports by Charlie

D) job reports by Charlie's boss

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What can you infer from the details about Charlie at the start of "Flowers for Algernon"?

A) He has below-normal intelligence

B) He sees and hears things that are not there

C) He cannot control his temper

D) He cannot hold down a job and support himself