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.

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

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

• Charlie takes many tests to measure his intelligence.

Traits of Charlie

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Charlie has a very high IQ at the start.

Charlie is a worrier.

Charlie is superstitious.

Charlie is a cruel person before surgery

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.

• Low IQ person at start of story.

• Interested in experimenting on Charlie.

• Very motivated and hard worker.

• Beats Charlie at the maze everytime!

• A mouse.

• Charlie thinks they have his best interest at heart.

• Charlie thinks they have his best interest at heart.

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

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.