Flowers for Algernon PR 17

Which of the following did not happen during Charlie's therapy session with Strauss?

• A. He got lightheaded and said he felt numb.
• B. He had a sensation of expanding up and out, then being pulled back into himself.
• C. He felt as if he were on fire.
• D. He saw himself in a cave, but he couldn't get through the opening.

What was the first thing Charlie now refused to do for the doctors?

• A. He wouldn't write progress reports.
• B. He wouldn't do any more mazes.
• C. He would not look at them.
• D. He would not tell them what he was thinking or feeling.

What happened when Charlie took the Rorschach test?

• A. He got all of the answers correct.
• B. He got angry and ripped up the cards.
• C. He gave Burt the same answer for every card.
• D. He became frustrated and refused to take any more tests.

Was Charlie able to overcome his panic and make love to Alice?

• A. Yes, he was.
• B. No, he was not.

True or False: Charlie thought he was getting smarter again.

• A. True
• B. False

What happened when Charlie went back to the bakery?

• A. The other men didn't believe he was no longer smart. They sent him away.
• B. He got scared and didn't go in.
• C. Mr. Donner gave him back his job.
• D. He found out Gimpy was running the bakery. Gimpy would not re-hire him.

What "Charlie Gordon" did Charlie pull?

• A. He got lost on the way home and went to his old room instead of his apartment.
• B. He forgot Algernon was dead and went to the lab to visit him.
• C. He climbed in Fay's window and interrupted her while she was with another man.
• D. He went to Alice's class at the adult center

What was Charlie's plan?

• A. He was going to admit himself to the Warren School so that no one would feel sorry for him.
• B. He was going to live with his mother and Norma.
• C. He was going to kill himself.
• D. He was going to continue working at the bakery and living alone.

What was Charlie's request in his last progress report?

• A. He asked Professor Nemur to use his (Charlie's) research to find a way to make him smart again.
• B. He asked Alice to visit him and write letters to him.
• C. He asked that someone put flowers on Algernon's grave.
• D. He asked Burt to make sure Norma got the money in his savings account.

What was the length of time that elapsed from the first to the last progress report?

• A. three years
• B. fifty-six days
• C. eighteen months
• D. seven months