Flowers for Algernon

The story is divided into progress reports to

• show that Charlie is unable to think of chapter titles before his surgery.

• track Charlie's thoughts and development before and after the surgery.

• help Charlie keep track of different reports for his job at the factory.

Why  do the doctors use Charlie in their experiment?

• They feel he is motivated to try to learn
• He is the only person willing to try it.
• They see that he has bonded with Algernon
• They know he needs a better job.

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CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.3

From the choices below, which one is NOT a positive quality of Charlie Gordon?

• eager to please

• motivated

• agreeable

• cruel

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Charlie is unable to deal with his first inkblot test because

• he sees images in the inkblots that scare him.

• he cannot understand what he is supposed to see.

• he is terrified of the man administering the test.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Algernon is all of the following except:

• an animal that can talk

• a laboratory test animal

• a white mouse

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CCSS.RL.8.3

Which sentence best states the doctors' reason for having Charlie compete with the mazes with Algernon?

• Charlie needs to learn the rules for running mazes.

• The doctors want to embarrass him and see if he can handle stress.

• It is a way to compare their levels of intelligence.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What are Dr. Nemur's motivations for performing the experiment (and future experiments)?

• money
• pressure from the scientific community to perform
• recognitions and rewards
• making a positive difference for humankind

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CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What do Charlie's "friends" mean when they say someone "really pulled a Charlie Gordon"?

• they did a cool trick
• they did something kind
• they did something smart
• they did something dumb

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.7

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

• He thinks they are good friends and fails to realize that they sometimes tease him.

• He is deeply hurt by their teasing, but refuses to believe that they mean it in good fun.

• They are afraid of him and do not like to socialize

• They try so hard to be kind to him.

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CCSS.RL.8.1

Why does Charlie get a raise at the factory? 

• He was on time to work for an entire year.
• The boss learned about his surgery.
• Everyone is afraid of him.
• Charlie figured out a new way to line up the machines in the factory.

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CCSS.RL.7.3

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3