Flowers For Algernon Question Preview (ID: 28479)

a) He turns into a mouse

b) He becomes more generous with his thoughts

c) He still believes the world to be kind

d) He notices that the people around him are not as smart as he thought

a) Charlie's rapid improvement in spelling and grammar

b) Charlie's ability to read an eye chart

c) Charlie's ability to see pictures in the inkblot test

d) Charlie's quick promotions at work

a) First person, Charlie's point of view

b) Third person, Charlie's point of view

c) Man should not try to 'play God'

d) Just because people are different, it does not mean they should be treated differently.

a) A white mouse

b) Another person who has had the surgery

c) A lab rat

d) People more intelligent than him

a) The doctor has not been specific enough with his instructions to Charlie

b) His friends have been making fun of him

c) He is a positive example at work

d) His friends care for him

a) Daniel Keyes does not like them

b) Daniel Keyes does not care either way

c) Daniel Keyes is passionate about people with mental disabilities

d) Daniel Keyes is Charlie Gordon

a) Mend brain tissue

b) Double his intelligence

c) Give him the intelligence of a mouse

d) Triple his intelligence

a) That he has to communicate with people on a lower level

b) That Algernon will soon die

c) His theory about how quickly artificial intelligence deteriorates

d) Dr. Nemur doesn't know the work on experimental intelligence in India

a) It is a way of comparing their levels of intelligence

b) Charlie needs to learn the rules for running mazes

c) The doctors want to see how well Charlie tolerates the stress

d) By seeing how well Algernon is doing, Charlie might become even more motivated

a) thinks Dr. Strauss should take credit for the operation

b) thinks that he has done something wrong

c) feels like he's seen both men clearly for the first time

d) feels like he's just an experiment to the two doctors

a) He lacks friends on his intellectual level

b) Mrs. Flynn does not want him to have visitors

c) He wants a quiet place where he can listen to music and think

d) Miss Kinnian and the doctors often try to avoid him

a) His landlady throws him out because he cannot afford to pay rent

b) He can't get a job now that he isn't a genius

c) He doesn't want to be laughed at again

d) He doesn't want people to feel sorry for him

a) Miss Kinnian will do something to destroy Charlie's love for her

b) Charlie's intelligence will change in ways that will make a relationship with her impossible

c) Charlie will be offered a job that will take him too far away from her

d) Miss Kinnian will refuse to have anything to do with the experiment anymore

a) The two doctors are somewhat competitive

b) The two doctors are friends who support each other's careers

c) The doctors do not care about Charlie

d) The two doctors are equally kind to Charlie

a) His father

b) Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss

c) Mr. Donnegan

d) Miss Kinnian

a) The author's descriptions of Charlie's physical traits

b) Miss Kinnian's opinions of and reactions to Charlie

c) Charlie's thoughts and feelings

d) The doctors' lab notes about Charlie

a) Humorous

b) Helpful

c) Useless

d) Illegal

a) Charlie is not sure why people need to know how to spell

b) Charlie is able to figure out that he is using commas incorrectly

c) Charlie notices that Miss Kinnian has something in her eye

d) Miss Kinnian says he's a fine person

a) He is in better health than the others

b) He is motivated to learn

c) He is happy

d) He stays the latest at school

a) His writing ability and beating Algernon

b) He eats a cake

c) He passes the inkblot test

d) His brain measures a higher intelligence