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Flowers for a mouse
Flower for Algernon review flash cards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| n. one who takes advantage of every opportunity, regardless of consequences | opportunist |
| adj. able to be seen, touched, or felt; real | tangible |
| adj. appealing to or involving intelligence of mental ability | intellectual |
| adv. constantly, always | invariably |
| v. to shrink away, as in fear or shame | cower |
| v. to hide | obscure |
| adj. lessened in quality; damaged | impaired |
| n. something that causes a response | stimulus |
| who is Algernon? | a mouse that had the same operation as Charlie to increase intelligence |
| How do Charlie's feelings towards the doctors change after the operation? | He sees that they are not as smart as he thought they were. |
| What does it mean to pull a Charlie Gordon? | To mess up or do something stupid. |
| What is a Rorschach test? | An ink blot test that tests a person's imagination. |
| What happens to Algernon at the end of the story? | He dies. |
| Where does Charlie work? | Donnegans Plastic Box Company |
| What is Charlie's request at the end of the story? | To have someone put flowers on Algernon's grave |
| What is Charlie's last name? | Gordon |
| What does Algernon do as Charlie works with pencil and paper? | Goes through a box maze to find the piece of cheese |
| What is the first hard book that Charlie reads? | Robinson Crusoe |
| How did the people Charlie work with act towards him before his surgery? | They made fun of his low intelligence |
| What is the name of Charlie's night school teacher? | Miss Kinnian |
| Why does Charlie lose his job? | Everyone signed a petition to get him fired. He was scaring people because of his drastic change in mental ability. |
| Before the operation, what does Charlie think of Joe Carp and Frank Reilly? | That they are his friends. |
| How do Charlie's feelings toward Miss Kinnian change throughout the story? | Charlie falls in love with Miss Kinnian. |
| What do Charlie and Algernon have in common? | They recieved that same operation to increase their intelligence. |
| Who wanted Charlie for an experimental surgery on his intelligence? | Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss |
| What is Charlie’s IQ in the beginning of the story? | He has an IQ of 68. |
| Why was Charlie upset about the incident with the dishwasher? | He sees himself and how he acted before his operation. He feels bad for the dishwasher. |
| What does Charlie do when he realizes he will lose his intelligence? | He does his own reasearch and writes his own paper to figure out how long he has before he loses his intelligence. |
| What does Charlie see the first time he is given the Rorschach Test? | He does not see anything except for an ink blot. |
| Where does Charlie bury Algernon? | In the back yard behind his apartment. |
| Who is the author of Flowers for Algernon? | Daniel Keyes |
| What does Dr. Strauss bring Charlie for him to use at night? | A television to have playing while he is sleeping. |
| Why does Miss Kinnian recommend Charlie for the experiment? | Because he is the best candidate out of all the students in her class. |
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