Flowers for Algernon

Who is the protagonist of the story?

• Miss Kinnian

• Dr. Strauss

• Algernon

• Charlie Gordon

Who is Miss Kinnian?

• Charlie's girlfriend

• Charlie's mother

• Charlie's night school teacher

• Charlie's childhood sweetheart

Who is Algernon?

• a mouse

• a mouse who has had the same operation as Charlie

• Charlie's arch nemesis

• Charlie's best friend

What is Charlie's IQ at the beginning of the story?

• 72

• 150

• 68

• below average

What happens to Algernon in May and June?

• Algernon becomes hostile, and his brain deteriorates. Finally, he dies.

• Charlie loses the extra intelligence he had gained through the operation

How are Charlie and Algernon the same?

• They are both Pisces

• they have both had the operation

• they are both geniuses

• they both use extrinsic motivation

What is the PRIMARY conflict in the story Flowers for Algernon?

• PERSON VS PERSON (external)

• PERSON VS SELF (internal)

• PERSON VS SOCIETY (external)

• PERSON VS NATURE (external)

What is the turning point in the plot of Flowers for Algernon?

• When Charlie loses his job

• When Charlie adopts a pet

• When Charlie realizes his intelligence increase is temporary

• When Charlie moves to a new city

Describe the initial intelligence level of the protagonist, Charlie Gordon.

• Genius level, with an IQ of 160.

• Very low, with an IQ of 68.

• Moderate, with an IQ of 100.

• High, with an IQ of 130.

How does the experiment to increase intelligence impact Charlie's relationships with others?

• The experiment causes Charlie to have better relationships with others

• The experiment has no impact on Charlie's relationships

• The experiment causes Charlie to have more superficial relationships

• The experiment changes some of his relationships for the better...at first.