Flowers for Algernon: Unit Test: 2022: M. Trump

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Flowers for Algernon: Unit Test: 2022: M. Trump

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What does it mean if someone "pulls a Charlie Gordon?"

They do something stupid

They hurt themselves

They forget something important

The inkblot test Charlie takes is called the -

Rorschach Test

Thematic Apperception Test

Mensa Inkblot Test

During the inkblot test at the beginning of the story, what is Charlie afraid of?

failing the test

forgetting the answers

getting in trouble 

Which of the following quotes from the story proves that your answer to #3 is correct?

"He said pepul see things in the ink. I said show me where. He said think." 

"He gave me a chance with another card that had 2 kinds of ink spilled on it red and blue." 

"I tryed hard but I still coudnt find the picturs I only saw the ink. I told him maybe I need new glases. He rote something down on a paper and I got skared of faling the test." 

Why does Charlie want to attend the adult night school?

to make new friends

to have someplace to go where he feels like he belongs 

to become smarter 

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

A) A locket from his mother

A lucky penny

A rabbit's foot

Why does Miss Kinnian recommend Charlie for the experiment?

He has a peaceful personality

He has the strongest sense of motivation

He is the only student available for the experiment

Before Charlie undergoes the operation he writes "I don't care if it herts." This is an example of which of the following literary devices?

Symbolism

Foreshadowing

Flashback

How does Charlie view his work, knowing that he will start to lose his intelligence?

As a failure 

As incomplete 

As a scientific discovery 

What could be an inference made on Charlie's future based on what we know from the story and its ending?

Charlie will eventually die, since Algernon passed away from complications from the operation 

Charlie's intelligence will return 

Charlie will go back and forth with being smart; His intelligence will fluctuate 

Charlie and Algernon's mind went through regression. What does this mean?

To return back to its previous state 

To increase very fast 

To stop existing 

Which of the following does Charlie begin to recognize as he progresses with his intelligence?

He realizes he is now more intelligent than both of the doctors who performed the experiment 

He realizes he will one day achieve his dream: space travel and the scientific advancements 

He realizes that he will only be intelligent enough to get a high school diploma 

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

IQ Visual Test

Advanced Visual Test

Thematic Apperception Test

During the maze races against Algernon, one of the men testing Charlie hides from his view -

His papers

The answers

A watch

Before the operation, Dr. Strauss tells Charlie -

not to worry because everything will be alright

not to think too much before the operation

not to bother with superstition but to focus on science

Charlie dislikes the Thematic Apperception Test because -

he doesn't want to make up lies about people

he misses his family when he looks at the pictures

he dislikes Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss

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

A tape recorder to record his thoughts and feelings

Acanvas and tools for him to paint with

A television-like device that will teach him while he sleeps

Why did Charlie decide to undergo the operation in the first place?

He wants to beat Algernon in the maze test

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

He wants to please Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss

Charlie thinks the men at the factory are his good friends, but based on the way the story is written, the audience knows otherwise. This is an example of -

Situational irony

Foreshadowing

Dramatic irony

Who is Charlie's only true friend throughout the story?

Miss Kinnian

Dr. Strauss

Burt

What Charlie Gordon and Robinson Crusoe share in common is (Robinson Crusoe is the main character in the novel that Miss Kinnian and Charlie read. He is the man stuck on the desserted island) -

A desire to become intelligent

A desire for human connection

A desire for food, shelter, and clothing

After telling Miss Kinnian that his "friends are smart people but there good" she -

Goes to the bathroom, saying she said she has something in her eye

Stares at him blankly, not understanding

Asks him to repeat himself

The first punctuation mark Charlie learns to use is the -

Period

Comma

Apostrophe

Why does Charlie leave his job at the factory?

His co-workers sign a petition demanding that he be fired

He wants to be a scientist full-time

He hates the bullies at work and never wants to see them again

Complete the following quote from the story: "I never knew that Joe and Frank and the others like to have me around..."

to use me

to make fun of me

to teach me

What is Burt's opinion of IQ?

IQ measures how intelligent you are

IQ measures how much intelligence you can gain

IQ isn't a valuable measure

When Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur argue about Charlie, Charlie -

thinks that he has done something wrong

feels like he’s seen both men clearly for the first time

thinks Dr. Nemur should take credit for the experiment 

Why does Charlie receive a $25 bonus at work?

He receives a bonus every year 

He figures out a new way to line up the machines that will save his boss a lot of money

He is awarded Employee of the Month 

After the incident with the diner worker, Charlie decides that he must -

use his gift of intellectual awareness to help others who are like he was before the operation 

volunteer his time on the weekends to teach adults with mental disabilities 

go to work for Miss Kinnian at the adult learning center 

When Charlie is given his own lab, he starts sleeping -

on a cot in the lab 

in Dr. Nemur's office 

near Algernon's cage 

In his lab research, what does Charlie conclude?

Charlie's newly gained intelligence will be permanent 

Charlie's newly gained intelligence will begin to fade away 

Charlie will become smarter, but Algernon will continue to decrease in his intelligence 

Which event below occurs during the falling action?

Charlie has the experimental operation 

Charlie beats Algernon in the maze for the first time 

Charlie gets his old job back at the factory 

The greatest flaw in Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss's experiment was that they didn't wait long enough after seeing that Algernon's operation was a success before performing the operation on a human (Charlie).

True

False

The significance of the title "Flowers for Algernon" is -

Algernon used to run mazes to get flowers as prizes.

Charlie places flowers on Algernon's grave after Algernon dies

Charlie gave Algernon flowers after Charlie beat Algernon in the maze race

What characters are parallel, or connected, to one another in the story?

Miss Kinnian and Charlie 

Charlie and Algernon 

Joe Carp and Frank Reily 

Who first discovers that Charlie may lose his intelligence?

Miss Kinnian 

Charlie 

Dr. Strauss 

Why does Dr. Nemur want the experiment to be successful?

Dr. Nemur wants Charlie to retain, or hold onto, his intelligence so that he can work in the lab

Dr. Nemur wants recognition in the scientific community 

Dr. Nemur wants the best for Charlie and wants him to have a successful career 

Which excerpt from the story proves that your answer to #38 is correct?

"I remember hearing Burt say that Dr. Nemur had a shrew of a wife who was pushing him all the time to get things published so that he could become famous." 

"Dr. Strauss was shouting back that he contributed just as much, because he found me through Miss Kinnian and performed the operation." 

"Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur don't seem to be getting along so well. They're arguing all the time." 

Which of the following could be a theme from the story?

It is never okay to bully another person 

Money can always buy happiness 

Crime never pays 

Which of the following quotes from the story proves that your theme from #40 is seen in the story?

"They've driven me out of the factory. Now I'm more alone than ever before..." 

"Dr. Strauss is very angry at me for not having written any progress reports in two weeks. He's justified because the lab is now paying me a regular salary." 

"How strange it is that people of honest feelings and sensibility, who would not take advantage of a man born without arms or legs or eyes - how such people think nothing of abusing a man born with low intelligence." 

How does Charlie react to the degrading comments made about the young, mentally handicapped diner worker dropping plates?

Charlie helps the diner worker clean up the mess from the accident 

Charlie stands up for the diner worker and yells at the people making the degrading comments 

Charlie leaves the diner without saying anything to anyone there 

Which of the following events is NOT caused by the event during which Charlie defends the boy in the restaurant?

Charlie remembers how he also used to play the clown

Charlie realizes how intelligent he has become

Charlie decides to work in the field of human intelligence

Charlie hopes that when he becomes smarter, people will be -

happier

less worried

more friendly

Charlie fails his first inkblot test because he -

thinks the test is boring

cannot understand what he is supposed to see besides ink

is afraid of making a mistake in front of Dr. Strauss

Which of the following events foreshadows what will eventually happen to Charlie?

Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss’s research is incomplete

Charlie is given a laboratory of his own

Algernon becomes uncooperative and disturbed

What does it mean if someone "pulls a Charlie Gordon?"

They do something stupid

They hurt themselves

They forget something important

The inkblot test Charlie takes is called the - 

Rorschach Test

Thematic Apperception Test

Mensa Inkblot Test

During the inkblot test at the beginning of the story, what is Charlie afraid of?

failing the test

forgetting the answers

getting in trouble 

Which of the following quotes from the story proves that your answer to #3 is correct? 

"He said pepul see things in the ink. I said show me where. He said think." 

"He gave me a chance with another card that had 2 kinds of ink spilled on it red and blue." 

"I tryed hard but I still coudnt find the picturs I only saw the ink. I told him maybe I need new glases. He rote something down on a paper and I got skared of faling the test." 

Why does Charlie want to attend the adult night school?

to make new friends

to have someplace to go where he feels like he belongs 

to become smarter 

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

A) A locket from his mother

A lucky penny

A rabbit's foot

Why does Miss Kinnian recommend Charlie for the experiment?

He has a peaceful personality

He has the strongest sense of motivation

He is the only student available for the experiment

Before Charlie undergoes the operation he writes "I don't care if it herts." This is an example of which of the following literary devices?

Symbolism

Foreshadowing

Flashback

How does Charlie view his work, knowing that he will start to lose his intelligence? 

As a failure 

As incomplete 

As a scientific discovery 

What could be an inference made on Charlie's future based on what we know from the story and its ending? 

Charlie will eventually die, since Algernon passed away from complications from the operation 

Charlie's intelligence will return 

Charlie will go back and forth with being smart; His intelligence will fluctuate 

Charlie and Algernon's mind went through regression. What does this mean?

To return back to its previous state 

To increase very fast 

To stop existing 

Which of the following does Charlie begin to recognize as he progresses with his intelligence?

He realizes he is now more intelligent than both of the doctors who performed the experiment 

He realizes he will one day achieve his dream: space travel and the scientific advancements 

He realizes that he will only be intelligent enough to get a high school diploma 

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

IQ Visual Test

Advanced Visual Test

Thematic Apperception Test

During the maze races against Algernon, one of the men testing Charlie hides from his view - 

His papers

The answers

A watch

Before the operation, Dr. Strauss tells Charlie - 

not to worry because everything will be alright

not to think too much before the operation

not to bother with superstition but to focus on science

Charlie dislikes the Thematic Apperception Test because -

he doesn't want to make up lies about people

he misses his family when he looks at the pictures

he dislikes Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss

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

A tape recorder to record his thoughts and feelings

Acanvas and tools for him to paint with

A television-like device that will teach him while he sleeps

Why did Charlie decide to undergo the operation in the first place?

He wants to beat Algernon in the maze test

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

He wants to please Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss

Charlie thinks the men at the factory are his good friends, but based on the way the story is written, the audience knows otherwise. This is an example of - 

Situational irony

Foreshadowing

Dramatic irony

Who is Charlie's only true friend throughout the story?

Miss Kinnian

Dr. Strauss

Burt

What Charlie Gordon and Robinson Crusoe share in common is (Robinson Crusoe is the main character in the novel that Miss Kinnian and Charlie read. He is the man stuck on the desserted island) - 

A desire to become intelligent

A desire for human connection

A desire for food, shelter, and clothing

After telling Miss Kinnian that his "friends are smart people but there good" she - 

Goes to the bathroom, saying she said she has something in her eye

Stares at him blankly, not understanding

Asks him to repeat himself

The first punctuation mark Charlie learns to use is the - 

Period

Comma

Apostrophe

Why does Charlie leave his job at the factory?

His co-workers sign a petition demanding that he be fired

He wants to be a scientist full-time

He hates the bullies at work and never wants to see them again

Complete the following quote from the story: "I never knew that Joe and Frank and the others like to have me around..."

to use me

to make fun of me

to teach me

What is Burt's opinion of IQ?

IQ measures how intelligent you are

IQ measures how much intelligence you can gain

IQ isn't a valuable measure

When Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur argue about Charlie, Charlie - 

thinks that he has done something wrong

feels like he’s seen both men clearly for the first time

thinks Dr. Nemur should take credit for the experiment 

Why does Charlie receive a $25 bonus at work? 

He receives a bonus every year 

He figures out a new way to line up the machines that will save his boss a lot of money

He is awarded Employee of the Month 

After the incident with the diner worker, Charlie decides that he must -

use his gift of intellectual awareness to help others who are like he was before the operation 

volunteer his time on the weekends to teach adults with mental disabilities 

go to work for Miss Kinnian at the adult learning center 

When Charlie is given his own lab, he starts sleeping -

on a cot in the lab 

in Dr. Nemur's office 

near Algernon's cage 

In his lab research, what does Charlie conclude? 

Charlie's newly gained intelligence will be permanent 

Charlie's newly gained intelligence will begin to fade away 

Charlie will become smarter, but Algernon will continue to decrease in his intelligence 

Which event below occurs during the falling action? 

Charlie has the experimental operation 

Charlie beats Algernon in the maze for the first time 

Charlie gets his old job back at the factory 

The greatest flaw in Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss's experiment was that they didn't wait long enough after seeing that Algernon's operation was a success before performing the operation on a human (Charlie). 

True

False

The significance of the title "Flowers for Algernon" is - 

Algernon used to run mazes to get flowers as prizes.

Charlie places flowers on Algernon's grave after Algernon dies

Charlie gave Algernon flowers after Charlie beat Algernon in the maze race

What characters are parallel, or connected, to one another in the story? 

Miss Kinnian and Charlie 

Charlie and Algernon 

Joe Carp and Frank Reily 

Who first discovers that Charlie may lose his intelligence? 

Miss Kinnian 

Charlie 

Dr. Strauss 

Why does Dr. Nemur want the experiment to be successful? 

Dr. Nemur wants Charlie to retain, or hold onto, his intelligence so that he can work in the lab

Dr. Nemur wants recognition in the scientific community 

Dr. Nemur wants the best for Charlie and wants him to have a successful career 

Which excerpt from the story proves that your answer to #38 is correct? 

"I remember hearing Burt say that Dr. Nemur had a shrew of a wife who was pushing him all the time to get things published so that he could become famous." 

"Dr. Strauss was shouting back that he contributed just as much, because he found me through Miss Kinnian and performed the operation." 

"Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur don't seem to be getting along so well. They're arguing all the time." 

Which of the following could be a theme from the story?

It is never okay to bully another person 

Money can always buy happiness 

Crime never pays 

Which of the following quotes from the story proves that your theme from #40 is seen in the story? 

"They've driven me out of the factory. Now I'm more alone than ever before..." 

"Dr. Strauss is very angry at me for not having written any progress reports in two weeks. He's justified because the lab is now paying me a regular salary." 

"How strange it is that people of honest feelings and sensibility, who would not take advantage of a man born without arms or legs or eyes - how such people think nothing of abusing a man born with low intelligence." 

How does Charlie react to the degrading comments made about the young, mentally handicapped diner worker dropping plates? 

Charlie helps the diner worker clean up the mess from the accident 

Charlie stands up for the diner worker and yells at the people making the degrading comments 

Charlie leaves the diner without saying anything to anyone there 

Which of the following events is NOT caused by the event during which Charlie defends the boy in the restaurant?

Charlie remembers how he also used to play the clown

Charlie realizes how intelligent he has become

Charlie decides to work in the field of human intelligence

Charlie hopes that when he becomes smarter, people will be - 

happier

less worried

more friendly

Charlie fails his first inkblot test because he - 

thinks the test is boring

cannot understand what he is supposed to see besides ink

is afraid of making a mistake in front of Dr. Strauss

Which of the following events foreshadows what will eventually happen to Charlie?

Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss’s research is incomplete

Charlie is given a laboratory of his own

Algernon becomes uncooperative and disturbed

When Charlie becomes a genius, his most important discovery is - 

his theory about how quickly artificially increased intelligence deteriorates, or fades away 

that he has to communicate with Miss Kinnian on a simple level

that Algernon will soon die

What is Charlie’s main internal conflict throughout the story?

Trying to understand his own mind and the nature of intelligence

Trying to figure out what causes people to laugh at others

Trying to learn to read and spell correctly

Which of the following events happens in the exposition of the story? 

Algernon bites Charlie after Charlie places his hand into Algernon's cage 

Charlie stands up for the busboy at the restaurant 

The reader finds out that Charlie Gordon is 37 years old and is trying to undergo an operation to become smarter 

In the story’s resolution, Charlie - 

is just the same as he was at the beginning of the story; He has not gone through any changes (intelligence wise) throughout the course of the story

has gained a valuable experience but has lost his mental ability; His intelligence he gained from the operation has faded

again becomes a student in Miss Kinnian’s class

Charlie leaves New York because - 

he can’t get a job now that he isn’t a genius

he doesn’t want people to feel sorry for him

he doesn’t want the men at the factory to laugh at him again

After he gains intelligence, Charlie finds that it makes work at the factory "kind of ________."

interesting

depressing

lonely

Name the literary element in the following quote from the story by Miss Kinnian, regarding the operation: "Never mind, Charles. I just hope I wasn't wrong to advise you to do this."

Symbolism

Foreshadowing

Verbal irony

Who in the factory refused to sign the petition due to his or her principles?

Amos Borg

Joe Carp

Fanny Girden

Why does Charlie "seldom speak to anyone" and spend most of his time in his apartment alone?

He can't connect with people on their level

He wanted to better understand the life of Robinson Crusoe

He is annoyed with people who don't understand what he is talking about

Charlie finds it odd that honest people would think nothing of - 

abusing a man born of low intelligence

abusing handicapped people

abusing children

Why do Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss choose Charlie to undergo the operation? 

He is intelligent 

He is motivated 

He is in the correct age range that they're looking for 

Charlie complains about the television-like device he receives from Dr. Strauss because - 

It makes it hard for Charlie to sleep 

He doesn't understand its purpose 

All of the above are correct

How is the inkblot test different for Charlie the second time he takes it? 

Charlie is able to complete the test and find pictures in the ink 

Charlie does not get frustrated by the test administer 

All of the above are correct 

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. Strauss

To be smarter than Miss Kinnian

As Charlie's mental powers grow, the people around him react with - 

fear and rejection 

pride and admiration 

anger and respect 

The first clue that all is not well with Algernon is - 

Algernon gets lost in the lab

Algernon bites Charlie

Algernon becomes more irritable

In the story, who is Mrs. Flynn? 

Charlie's landlady 

Miss Kinnian's sister 

Charlie's grandmother 

When Mrs. Flynn calls a doctor to see Charlie, Charlie tells him - 

he feels aspirin will be enough to cure him

he has no friends or relatives

to help Algernon get better

Charlie reacts to the doctor's treatment of him - 

positively; he tells him thank you for coming to help him at such short notice

negatively; he chases him out for making fun of him

negatively; he feels the doctor has a strange voice

When Miss Kinnian comes to see Charlie after his intelligence begins to fade away, he - 

tells her to go away

opens the door and begins to cry

tells her to go away, but runs after her

In order to earn some money to pay for his rent, Charlie returns to his old job at the factory. When he goes back to work, he tells himself - 

that he is good at his job, despite what anyone else says

that he will make Miss Kinnian proud

not to pay attention if the men make fun of him again

Why do Charlie's fellow co-workers want Charlie fired?

They think he is evil

They think he is damaging the factory

They become weary of Charlie and don't understand how he has become so smart

What does the Algernon-Gordon effect state? 

Animals are capable of having greater intelligence levels than humans 

Intelligence that is gained from surgery will come and go throughout a person's lifetime 

Intelligence that is gained from surgery is only temporary 

A significant conversation happened between Fanny and Charlie.  Which is the most accurate summary of their conversation? 

Fanny is suspicious of Charlie's sudden gain in intelligence and is uncomfortable with those people who toy with the nature

Fanny was upset because Charlies was dating Miss Kinnian

Fanny is angry because he got a $10,000 bonus for fixing the machine she had run for years

What makes Charlie sad when he takes Miss Kinnian out for dinner for the first time? 

Miss Kinnian thinks she was wrong to encourage him to have the operation

Charlie knows he will leave her behind intellectually

Charlie thinks that Miss Kinnian will refuse to have anything more to do with him

Charlie's coworkers know that he had the operation because he told them about it when he returned back to work after the operation took place. 

True

False

As Charlie is preparing to leave New York in his final progress report, he writes that he feels proud because he - 

is the first "dumb person" to do something for science

never lost his temper with the doctors

was able to contain his emotions for so long

In his final progress report, Charlie says it's easy to make friends if - 

you let people laugh at you

you're kind to others

you have a good personality

Why is the incident at the diner involving the busboy significant, or important, for Charlie? 

The incident allows Charlie to see how people treated him when he had his disability before the operation 

The incident helps Charlie realize that he wants to be able to bring the operation he received to many people of all types of intelligence levels 

All of the above are correct 

How does Algernon's death affect Charlie?

Charlie realizes that he needs to do more research to figure out if the same thing that happened to Algernon will happen to him 

Charlie must take over Dr. Strauss's research because Dr. Strauss is too upset about Algernon's death to continue the research 

Algernon's death does not really affect Charlie. Instead, Charlie is happy to have the attention from the doctors back on him 

What happens to Charlie and Miss Kinnian's relationship at the end of the story? 

Miss Kinnian and Charlie plan to move away from New York together 

Charlie tells Miss Kinnian he doesn't like her anymore, even though he still does care about her 

Charlie and Miss Kinnian stop seeing each other, but it is mutually agreed upon by both of them; They decide this after Charlie lets Miss Kinnian into his house when she comes to check on him 