Flowers for Algernon

What form of writing does "Flowers for Algernon" most closely resemble?

• a journal with dated entries
• a science textbook
• an exchange of letters
• a screenplay

How would you describe Charlie at the beginning of "Flowers for Algernon"?

• He has low intelligence and only simple learning skills.
• He is emotionally imbalanced and unable to control his temper.
• He allows his mind to wander when others try to instruct him.
• He is poor and cannot afford health care except through Dr. Strauss.

Which characteristic of Charlie's becomes clear because "Flowers for Algernon" is written in the first-person point of view?

• his inability to take inkblot tests
• his inability to invent stories
• his difficulties with spelling
• his failure to connect to others at work

What can you infer from the details about Charlie early in "Flowers for Algernon"?

• He is completely unaware of his condition.
• He is well aware of his condition.
• He is unable to communicate with others.
• He feels hopeless about improving his abilities.

After the first inkblot test, the doctor becomes very ____________ _______ Charlie.

• amused by
• frustrated with
• humored by
• concerned with

Choose the most likely inference from this passage in the story: They called the mouse Algernon. Algernon was in a box with a lot of twists and turns like all kinds of walls and they gave me a pencil and a paper with lines and lots of boxes. On one side it said START and on the other side it said FINISH. They said it was amazed and that Algernon and me had the same amazed to do. I dint see how we could have the same amazed if Algernon had a box and I had paper but I dint say nothing.

• The maze in the box has a simpler pattern than the maze on the paper.
• The maze in the box has the same basic pattern as the maze on paper.
• The maze on paper cannot be gotten through and is designed to frustrate Charlie.
• The doctors are amazed with Algernon's progress.

The doctors in "Flowers for Algernon" choose Charlie for their experiment because of his

• poor understanding
• extreme poverty
• motivation to learn
• jealousy of Algernon

Which word best summarizes the feelings Charlie first had about the operation?

• fear
• enthusiasm
• indifference
• resentment

Which statement most accurately describes the relationship between Charlie and Miss Kinnian in "Flowers for Algernon"?

• He likes her, but he is suspicious of her motives.
• She tries to be detached because she knows the experiment is unlikely to succeed.
• They have a warm relationship, and Charlie trusts her.
• She tries to be kind, but she is too much the cold scientist to feel anything personally.

How does the author of "Flowers for Algernon" convey the personalities of Charlie's doctors and co-workers?

• through Charlie's interactions with them
• through their own words
• through descriptions of their physical appearance
• through Miss Kinnian's reactions to them