"Flowers for Algernon" Reports 1 - 12 Review

The main character's name is _____________. 

• Charles Gordin  
• Charlie Gordon 
• Algernon Gordon 
• Charles Barkley 

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Why does Charlie have a difficult time with the tests administered by the doctors? 

• Because he has an IQ of 68 
• He is distracted by the colors 
• He is nervous
• The doctor is not giving him enough time to take the test

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What is his night school teacher's name? 

• Mrs. Krimlin
• Mrs. Kinnian 
• Mrs. Flannigan 
• Mrs. Kinnyun

What does his night school teacher tell the doctors about him? 

• He's really slow and he's a lot of work. 
• He's her best student because he's very motivated. 
• Other adults make fun of his ability
• He's really funny

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Charlie competes against a mouse on which of these? 

• Mazes
• Puzzles 
• Cheese eating contests
• Running in a hamster wheel

Charlie will be the first __________________. 

• Human being to have his intelligence tripled by surgical means. 
• Human being to race a mouse in a maze. 
• Man with a 68 IQ to take a Rorschach test.
• Human being to go down in history for being motor-vated. 

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In Progress Report 7, how does Charlie feel? 

• Angry that Algernon always beats him, upset that he's not seeing progress with the tests after the operation. 
• Upset that Algernon has to stay locked up and that he can't play with Algernon
• Happy that he's beginning to feel better after the operation. 
• Excited to take another test to see if he's gotten smarter. 

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Charlie's friends at the factory are _______________________. 

• Mean and make fun of him. 
• Great friends and very supportive.
• Petty and underhanded. 
• As mentally inept as Charlie. 

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Why is Charlie angry in Progress Report 11?

• Knowing that people are making fun of him

• He is mad at Miss Kinnion

• Because the operation did not work

• The doctors are not being nice to him

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What test does Charlie have to take again?

• A physical

• A driving test

• A Rorschach test

• A reading test

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