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Flowers for Algernon - Final Unit Test, 2017

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Question 1
1.

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

Question 2
2.

The inkblot test Charlie takes is called the

Question 3
3.

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

Question 4
4.

Why does Miss Kinnian recommend Charlie for the experiment?

Question 5
5.

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?

Question 6
6.

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

Question 7
7.

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

Question 8
8.

What is Charlie's IQ before the operation?

Question 9
9.

Before the operation, Dr. Strauss tells Charlie

Question 10
10.

Charlie dislikes the Thematic Apperception Test because

Question 11
11.

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

Question 12
12.

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

Question 13
13.

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

Question 14
14.

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

Question 15
15.

What Charlie Gordon and Robinson Crusoe share in common is

Question 16
16.

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

Question 17
17.

The first punctuation mark Charlie learns to use is the

Question 18
18.

Why does Charlie leave his job at the factory?

Question 19
19.

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

Question 20
20.

In the story, Burt helps administer, or give, the tests to Charlie. What is Burt's opinion of IQ?

Question 21
21.

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

Question 22
22.

Charlie hopes that when he becomes smarter, people will be

Question 23
23.

Charlie fails his first inkblot test because he

Question 24
24.

Which event foreshadows what will happen to Charlie?

Question 25
25.

When Charlie becomes a genius, his most important discovery is

Question 26
26.

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

Question 27
27.

In the story’s resolution, Charlie

Question 28
28.

Charlie leaves New York because

Question 29
29.

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

Question 30
30.

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."

Question 31
31.

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

Question 32
32.

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

Question 33
33.

Charlie finds it odd that honest people would think nothing of

Question 34
34.

The first clue that all is not well with Algernon is

Question 35
35.

The first sign of Charlie's mental regression is

Question 36
36.

As he regresses mentally, Charlie thinks more and more of

Question 37
37.

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

Question 38
38.

Mrs. Flynn calls a doctor to come see Charlie because she becomes worried about him. Charlie reacts to the doctor's treatment of him

Question 39
39.

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

Question 40
40.

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

Question 41
41.

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

Question 42
42.

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

Question 43
43.

In the story, who is Algernon?

Question 44
44.

In the story, how did the party at Muggsy's end?

Question 45
45.

Why does Charlie say he feels "sick inside...inside my chest it feels empty?"

Question 46
46.

Why did Charlie get a raise at the factory he works at?

Question 47
47.

Toward the middle and end of the short story, what is the relationship between Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss like?

Question 48
48.

How does Charlie feel about Miss Kinnian in the middle of the story - after his operation?

Question 49
49.

The short story is written in what type of point of view?

Question 50
50.

What writing format does the story use?

Question 51
51.

From the choices below, which is NOT a positive character trait for Charlie?

Question 52
52.

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

Question 53
53.

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

Question 54
54.

Which of the following can we infer is the reason that Dr. Strauss requires Charlie to keep a journal with his progress reports?

Question 55
55.

Choose the set of details below that show the results of Charlie's experiment are starting to take effect.

Question 56
56.

How does Charlie discover that the effects of his operation will not be long lasting?

Question 57
57.

What can you, as the reader, infer about Charlie's relationship with his co-workers before the experiment?

Question 58
58.

Which of the following does Charlie begin to recognize as he progresses mentally?

Question 59
59.

In the story, a significant conversation happened between Fanny and Charlie. Which of the following is the most accurate summary of their conversation?

Question 60
60.

What improves throughout the story in Charlie's progress reports?

Question 61
61.

Which event in the story changes the relationship that Charlie and Algernon have?

Question 62
62.

Charlie is taken home by ________________________ twice in the story.

Question 63
63.

As we see Charlie's intelligence continue to increase after the operation, he finds comfort in

Question 64
64.

During Charlie's conversation with Fanny, she makes a reference to which bible story?

Question 65
65.

As Charlie continues to conduct his own research, he discovers

Question 66
66.

Which of the following character traits does NOT describe Miss Kinnian, based on her actions in the story?

Question 67
67.

In the story, we have two characters that are parallel - the things that happen to one character will, eventually, happen to the other. Which two characters are these?

Question 68
68.

What is the title of the novel that Charlie reads after the operation?

Question 69
69.

The event in the restaurant with the young busboy is so signficant to Charlie because

Question 70
70.

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

Question 71
71.

Why does Charlie put flowers on Algernon's grave?

Question 72
72.

In the story, Charlie said that his mind was deteriorating. What does that mean?

Question 73
73.

In the story, both Charlie and Algernon's minds went through regression. What does that mean?

Question 74
74.

What could be an inference you could make about Charlie's future based on what we read in the story?

Question 75
75.

At the beginning of the story, Joe and Frank make fun of Charlie, often times to his face. This is an example of which type of conflict?

Question 76
76.

Which of the following episodes is repeated in the story to make parallel episodes?

Question 77
77.

The people at the factory sign a petition to get Charlie fired from his job. This situation is an example of what type of conflict?