Flowers for Algernon Part 1

True or false: This novel is written in first person, in the form of progress reports that are given to the doctors.

• True

• False

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Which of the following does not describe the main character?

• His name is Charlie Gordon

• He has a learning disability, with an IQ of 68

• He is 25 years old

• He attends classes for slow adult learners.

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What kind of test did the tester give to Charlie?

• He was given an intelligence test for Adults.

• He was given an inkblot test he calls the "raw shok" (actually spelled Rorschach)

• He was given a reading test and scored on a first grade level.

• He was given a motor coordination test and scored as a 5 year old.

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Why was Charlie taking these tests?

• He was applying for a permit to live alone without a guardian.

• He wanted to be admitted for a special training school.

• He hoped the doctors would use him in an experiment for make him smarter.

• He wanted to graduate from the adult school.

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Who said Charlie wanted to read and write even more than some other people who were smarter than he was?

• Miss Kinnian

• Dr. Nemur

• Dr. Strauss

• Charlie

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Was Charlie able to make up stories about the people in the Thematic Apperception test?

• Yes, but not very good stories.

• No. He thought is was like telling lies about people he did not know.

Who is Algernon?

• He is the doctor who created the surgical procedure.

• He is another person being used in the experiment.

• He is a student that is helping with the testing.

• He is a mouse who has already had the operation Charlie had and they complete maze races together.

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True of False: Dr. Nemur worried that Charlie would keep getting smarter and smarter, until no one could understand him anymore even them.

• True

• False

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Why does Charlie want to be smart?

• He wants to find his parents and take care of them.

• He wants to make enough money to buy things that he wants.

• He thinks he will have more friends if he becomes smart.

• He wants to be like his sister.

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What is not one of Charlie's goals for himself?

• He wants to beat Algernon in the maze races.

• He wants to be able to read and spell better.

• He wants to have a girlfriend when he becomes smarter.

• He wants to be smart and know things like other people.

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