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Flowers for Algernon Quiz - Progress Reports 1-8: 2022

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Question 1
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Question 2
2.

Why did Dr. Strauss think Charlie would be a good subject for the experiment?

Question 3
3.

In the story, who is Algernon? What happens when Charlie first races Algernon? ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL QUESTION TO RECEIVE POINTS.

Question 4
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Question 5
5.

Describe at least 1 sign that shows Charlie is changing now that he has had the operation.

Question 6
6.

Why did Charlie feel like he failed the Rorschach (Inkblot) Test?

Question 7
7.

Why did Charlie go to the adult education classes?

Question 8
8.

Why did Charlie say he couldn't make up stories about the people in the photos when he was being tested?

Question 9
9.

Describe at least 2 things that Charlie keeps with him for good luck. What do these things reveal about Charlie's personality? ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL QUESTION TO RECEIVE POINTS.

Question 10
10.

Question 11
11.

Are the people at Charlie's work really Charlie's friends? Why does he think that they are? What do we, as the audience, know about the behavior of his co-workers? ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL QUESTION TO RECEIVE POINTS.

Question 12
12.

Describe at least one example of dramatic irony that we have seen in this story so far.

Question 13
13.

Describe one internal conflict (Person vs. Self) that we have seen so far in the story.

Question 14
14.

Describe one external conflict (Person vs. Person, Person vs. Nature, Person vs. Society) that we have seen so far in the story.

Question 15
15.

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

Question 16
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Question 17
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Question 18
18.

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? ANSWER ALL PARTS OF THE ORIGINAL QUESTION TO RECEIVE POINTS.

Question 19
19.

Who is Miss Kinnian, and why is she important to the story?

Question 20
20.

Besides the Rorschach (Inkblot) Test, describe at least 1 other test that Charlie completes to see if he is a good fit for the operation.

Question 21
21.

What is the purpose of the television device that Dr. Strauss gives Charlie?

What is the operation meant to do for Charlie?
Allow him to make more friends
Help him get a raise at the factory
Increase his intelligence level
Allow him to become a scientist like Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur
As Charlie gets ready for the operation, what goal does he hope to achieve after the surgery?
to be smarter than Algernon
to be smarter than Dr. Nemur
to be smarter than Miss Kinnian
to be smarter than Dr. Strauss
After he recovers from the operation, Charlie returns to his job at the -
factory
grocery store
adult education center
library
The story is written in what kind of format?
Chapters
Progress Reports/Journal Entries
Free verse style - no rules
What does it mean to "pull a Charlie Gordon?"
Have an operation
Fail a test
Do something dumb or stupid
Lose an important package