Flowers for Algernon - Final Unit Test - 2018 - Hillary Cheaney | Library

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

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The inkblot test Charlie takes is called the

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

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

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Why does Charlie want to attend the adult night school?

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

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Why does Miss Kinnian recommend Charlie for the experiment?

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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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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What is Charlie's IQ before the operation?

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Before the operation, Dr. Strauss tells Charlie

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Charlie dislikes the Thematic Apperception Test because

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

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

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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

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

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What Charlie Gordon and Robinson Crusoe share in common is

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

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The first punctuation mark Charlie learns to use is the

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Why does Charlie leave his job at the factory?

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Dancing with Ellen at the party is embarrassing for Charlie because

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

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What is Burt's opinion of IQ?

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

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Why does Charlie receive a $25 bonus at work?

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

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When Charlie is given his own lab, he starts sleeping

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In his lab research, what does Charlie conclude?

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Which event below occurs during the falling action?

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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).

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

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

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The short story includes allusions, or references, to all of the following except -

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Identify what is being compared in this analogy from the story: "Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men. A child may not know how to feed itself, or what to eat, yet it knows of hunger."

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Who first discovers that Charlie may lose his intelligence?

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

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Which excerpt from the story proves that your answer to #41 is correct?

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

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Which of the following quotes from the story proves that your theme from #43 is seen in the story?

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

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

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Charlie hopes that when he becomes smarter, people will be

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Charlie fails his first inkblot test because he

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

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When Charlie becomes a genius, his most important discovery is

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

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

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In the story’s resolution, Charlie

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Charlie leaves New York because

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

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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."

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

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

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Charlie finds it odd that honest people would think nothing of

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

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

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When Charlie becomes confused over punctuation, how does he figure it all out?

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

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As Charlie gets ready for the operation, what goal does he hope to achieve after the surgery?

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

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The first clue that all is not well with Algernon is

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The first sign of Charlie's mental regression is

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As he regresses mentally, Charlie thinks more and more of

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In the story, who is Mrs. Flynn?

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

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Charlie reacts to the doctor's treatment of him

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

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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

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

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What does the Algernon-Gordon effect state?

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

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

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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.

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

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

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Explain the incident that occurred with the bus boy at the restaurant. How does this incident affect Charlie?

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Discuss the subplot involving Algernon and Charlie. What is their relationship at before and after Charlie's operation? What is significant about their relationship? How does Algernon's death affect Charlie?

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In what ways does Charlie change after the surgery? In what ways does he remain the same?

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Pick one of the following characters: Dr. Nemur, Dr. Strauss, Joe Carp, or Miss Kinnian. Describe what Charlie's relationship with that character is like before his surgery and then describe what it is like after the surgery.