Flowers of Algernon

Put the story in order...

• Charlie gets a surgery to increase his intelligence.

• Charlie gets recruited to be part of an experiment.

• He begins to compete with Algernon working through a maze.

• Charlie is in night school learning to read and write while also working in a factory.

• Charlie takes many tests to measure his intelligence.

Traits of Charlie

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Charlie is a worrier.

Charlie is a cruel person before surgery

Charlie has a very high IQ at the start.

Charlie is superstitious.

Organize these options into the right categories.

Groups:

(a) Charlie

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(b) Algernon

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(c) Doctors

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(d) Friends at Factory.

• Very motivated and hard worker.

• Low IQ person at start of story.

• A mouse.

• Beats Charlie at the maze everytime!

• Charlie thinks they have his best interest at heart.

• Interested in experimenting on Charlie.

• Charlie thinks they like him and consider him a good friend.

• Charlie thinks they have his best interest at heart.

What did Charlie think about the two tests he had to take at the start of the story? Answer in three words or less.

Please draw Algernon.

Do you think it is ethical to give a person a surgery to change their intelligence?

• Yes.

• No.