Quiz on 'Flowers for Algernon'

In “Flowers for Algernon,” what happens during Charlie’s first inkblot test?

• He sees many pictures in the inkblot.

• He cannot see any pictures in the inkblot.

• He performs badly, compared to Algernon.

• He shows he has an extremely violent temper.

In “Flowers for Algernon,” why do the doctors use Charlie in their experiment?

• They see that he has bonded with Algernon.

• They believe that he is motivated to try to learn.

• They know that he can get a better job if his skills improve.

• They realize that he is the only person who is willing to participate.

In “Flowers for Algernon,” what is one aspect of the text that shows Charlie is returning to his old condition?

• He learns German.

• He says he hates Algernon.

• He starts to spell badly again.

• He asks Miss Kinnian to dinner.

Which phrase best describes Charlie at the end of “Flowers for Algernon”?

• sad but hopeful

• relieved but bitter

• angry and threatening

• proud and conceited

Which of these situations would most likely arouse suspicion?

• You are running late for school, and your little sister is ready to go.

• You are studying for a test, and your little sister is working on her homework.

• Your piece of cake is missing, and your little sister has chocolate stains on her shirt.

• Your piano recital is on Saturday, and your little sister has invited two of her friends to attend.

If a person’s vision undergoes deterioration, what is happening to the person’s vision?

• It is improving.

• It is getting worse.

• It is more or less the same.

• It is unable to be tested.

What kind of behavior would be most typical of someone who is introspective?

• warm, outgoing friendliness

• consistent disobedience

• thoughtful self-analysis

• heartbreaking sorrow

What conclusion about Charlie is most clearly supported by this excerpt from the first section of “Flowers for Algernon”? I hope they use me. Miss Kinnian says maybe they can make me smart. I want to be smart. My name is Charlie Gordon. I am 37 years old and 2 weeks ago was my birthday. I have nuthing more to rite now so I will close for today.

• He cannot control his temper.

• He has below-average intelligence.

• He sees and hears things that are not there.

• He cannot hold down a job and support himself.

In “Flowers for Algernon,” what is the main reason that Charlie wants to increase his intelligence?

• He is very competitive and wants to beat Algernon when they are tested.

• He knows that he is different and wants to be more like other people.

• He wants to please Miss Kinnian and he is afraid he will disappoint her.

• He is a lonely person with no close friends or social life.

Which of the following quotations from “Flowers for Algernon” best supports the answer to Part A?

• Anyway that test made me feel worser than all the others because they did it over 10 times with difrent amazeds and Algernon won every time. I dint know that mice were so smart.

• I don’t understand why I never noticed how beautiful Miss Kinnian really is. . . . I think from the beginning I had the feeling that she was an unreachable genius—and very, very old.

• How strange it is that people of honest feelings and sensibility, who would not take advantage of a man born without arms or legs or eyes—how such people think nothing of abusing a man born with low intelligence.

• I see that even in my dullness I knew that I was inferior, and that other people had something I lacked—something denied me. . . . Even a feeble-minded man wants to be like other men.