Flowers for Algernon Quiz
  • 1. Charlie fails his first inkblot test because he ...
A) cannot understand what he is supposed to see besides the ink
B) sees images that upset him in the inkblots
C) thinks the test is boring
D) is afraid of making a mistake in front of Dr. Strauss
  • 2. Why does Charlie agree to have the operation?
A) He wants to be able to get a better job
B) He wants to be smart and know things like other people do
C) He wants to beat Algernon in the maze test
D) He wants to please Dr. Strauss and Miss Kinnian
  • 3. What do the factory workers mean by saying someone "pulled a Charlie Gordon"?
A) Someone lost something
B) Someone did something stupid
C) Someone did something funny
D) Someone had an operation
  • 4. What does Charlie realize about the other scientists when he becomes intelligent?
A) That he is funnier than he initially believed
B) That people are nicer than he expected
C) That the scientists are not as intelligent as he initially believed.
D) That the entire population of people are intelligent
  • 5. What happens to Algernon in the story?
A) He ends up dying
B) He is assigned to live with Dr. Nemur because Charlie is not a good caretaker
C) He is recruited for another project
D) Charlie and him move away from New York
  • 6. What is Charlie's main internal conflict throughout the story?
A) Trying to figure out what causes people to laugh at others
B) Trying to understand his own mind and the nature of intelligence
C) Trying to learn to read and spell correctly
D) Trying to get along with the factory workers
  • 7. Charlie leaves New York because ...
A) he can't get a job now that he isn't a genius
B) his landlady throws him out because he hasn't paid rent
C) he doesn't want people to be sorry for him
D) he doesn't want the men at the factory to laugh at him again
  • 8. If you were in Charlie's position, would you have undergone the operation if you knew the operation would work? Why or why not. Explain your answer.
  • 9. What does the prefix sub- mean?
A) nerves or nervous system
B) naturally existing
C) below
D) above
  • 10. What does the prefix neuro- mean?
A) below
B) nerves or nervous system
C) naturally existing
D) above
  • 11. What does the word shrew mean?
A) a prediction of a probable outcome of a disease
B) A woman who possesses a violent temper
C) a mental activity that the person is aware of that is happening
D) naturally existing
  • 12. What does the word conscious mean?
A) naturally existing
B) a mental activity that the person is aware of that is happening
C) a prediction of a probable outcome of a disease
D) A woman who possesses a violent temper
  • 13. What are some advantages and disadvantages of having a lower IQ?
  • 14. What are some disadvantages and advantages of having a higher IQ?
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