Flowers for Algernon: Progress Report 12

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

• They think he is evil.

• They have become frightened by his bad temper.

• They think he is damaging the factory.

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

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

• He realizes he loves the girl with whom he works but sees her as inferior to him.
• 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.

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What happened at Charlie's workplace?

• Mr. Donnegan named him Employee of the Month
• Joe and Frank broke one of the machines, and Charlie fixed it before Mr. Donnegan found out.
• Workers signed a petition against Charlie continuing to work in the factory.
• Charlie announced that mopping the floor was "beneath his pay grade."

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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 skills is uncomfortable for others and toys with the nature.
• Fanny is angry because he got a $10,000. bonus for fixing the machine she had run for years.
• Fanny was upset because Charlies was dating Miss Kinnian.
• Charlie proposes that Dr. Nemur be released from his contract for bad scientific practices at the lab.

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Dr. Nemur was unable to refute another scientists beliefs. What does it mean to refute?

• to laugh

• to change ones mind

• to prove someone is wrong

• to be evil

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

• Charlie is disgusted with himself for at first laughing at the boy.

• Charlie remembers how he also used to play the clown.

• Charlie realizes how his "friends" actually treat him.

• Charlie decides to work in the field of human intelligence.

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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.

• A child's desire to be smart and a man's desire to be smart

• A baby's hunger and a man's desire to fit in

• A child's desire to be smart and a man's desire to fit in

• A baby's love for its mother and a man's hunger

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On May 15, Charlie comments that he hasn't written any progress reports in 2 weeks. Why?

• He's becomming forgetful

• He's been too busy thinking and reading

• He's been trying to find a new job

• He's mad at Dr. Nemur

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

• Charlie takes part in making degrading comments

• Charlie ignores the diner worker and his accident

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

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

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After the incident with the young dishwasher at the diner, Charlie decides that he must -

• use his gift of intellectual awareness to help others who are like he was

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

• go to work for Miss Kinnian at the adult learning center

• spend more time with Algernon

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