Flowers for Algernon

What is the name of the protagonist?

• Miss Kinnian

• Charlie Gordon

• Dr. Nemur

• Algernon

What is the best sentence below that shows what Charlie wants in the story.

• He wants to be best friends with Algernon.

• He wants to marry Miss Kinnian.

• He wants to hang out with Joe and Frank.

• He wants to become smart.

What point of view is Flowers for Algernon told in?

• First Person from Miss Kinnian's perspective.

• Third Person limited

• Third person

• First Person from Charlie's perspective

From the choices below, which one is NOT a positive quality of Charlie Gordon?

• eager to please

• motivated

• agreeable

• apathetic

What happens during Charlie's first inkblot test?

• He fails to see anything in the ink.

• He shows he has a great imagination.

• He shows that he has a violent temper.

• He loses to Algernon.

Before the operation, how does Charlie feel about it?

• He doesn't care.

• He is happy and excited.

• He is angry.

• He is terrified.

What can you infer from the details in the story about Charlie Gordon?

• He cannot control his temper.

• He has below-average intelligence.

• He sees things that are not there.

• He cannot hold a job to support himself.

Which of the following can we infer is the reason for Dr. Strauss requiring Charlie to keep a journal?

• To monitor if Charlie was being dishonest about his work hours.

• To closely watch his communication with people outside the hospital, including his mother and father.

• To monitor Charlie's progress through his words and thoughts.

• To secure Algernon's place in medical history.

What can you infer about Charlie's relationship with his co-workers before the experiment?

• He is deeply hurt by their teasing, but refuses to believe that they mean it in good fun.

• They are afraid of him and do not like to socialize

• They try so hard to be kind to him.

• He thinks they are good friends  and fails to realize that they sometimes tease him.

What are Dr. Nemur's motivations for performing the experiment (and future experiments)?

• recognitions and rewards

• money

• making a positive difference for humankind

• pressure from the scientific community to perform