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Flowers for Algernon
Final Exam - multiple choice
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| True or False: The novel is written in the first person, in the form of progress reports that are given to the doctors. A. True B. False | A. True |
| Which of the following does not describe the main character? A. His name is Charlie Gordon. B. He is medically considered a moron, with an IQ of 68. C. He is 25 yeas old. D. He attends classes at the Beekman College Center for Retarded Adults | C. He is 25 yeas old. |
| Why was Charlie taking the tests? A. He was applying for a permit to live alone without a guardian. B. He hoped the doctors would use him in an experiment to make him smarter. | B. He hoped the doctors would use him in an experiment to make him smarter. |
| Who said Charlie wanted to learn to read and write even more than some people who were smarter than he was? A. Miss Kinnian B. Professor Nemur C. Mr. Donner D. Charlie | A. Miss Kinnian |
| Who was Algernon? A. He was the doctor who had devised the surgical procedure. B. He was the other person being used in the experiment. C. He was a student who was helping with the testing. D. He was a mouse who had already had the operation | D. He was a mouse who had already had the operation |
| What did Charlie discover at the party he went to with Joe and Frank? A. He thought he was falling in love with Ellen. B. He discovered he liked to drink beer. C. He found out he was a good dancer. D. He realized that they were making fun of him. | D. He realized that they were making fun of him. |
| True or False: In the beginning of the novel, Doctors Nemur and Strauss were beginning to treat Charlie like an equal, and ask his opinion about their experiments. A. True B. False | B. False |
| Did Charlie reveal himself to his father at the barber shop? A. Yes B. No | B. No |
| Charlie wanted to know what would happen to him if he regressed. What was Burt's reply? A. He would be sent to live with his sister. B. Charlie would be placed in the Warren State Home and Training School. | B. Charlie would be placed in the Warren State Home and Training School. |
| What was the name of the following theory? "Artificially induced intelligence deteriorates at a rate of time directly proportional to the quantity of the increase." A. the Strauss Syndrome B. the Algernon-Gordon Effect | B. the Algernon-Gordon Effect |
| Which of the following describes Charlie's visit to his mother? A.She would start raving at the child Charlie, then come back to reality and talk to the adult Charlie. B.Rose told him her son was dead. | She would start raving at the child Charlie, then come back to reality and talk to the adult Charlie |
| True or False: Charlie thought he was getting smarter again. A. True B. False | B. False |
| What was Charlie's plan? A. He was going to admit himself to the Warren School. B. He was going to live with his mother and Norma. C. He was going to move far away. D. He was going to continue working at the bakery and living alone | A. He was going to admit himself to the Warren School. |
| What was Charlie's request in his last progress report? A. He asked Professor Nemur to use his (Charlie's) research to find a way to make him smart again. B. He asked that someone put flowers on Algernon's grave. | B. He asked that someone put flowers on Algernon's grave. |
| What was the length of time that elapses from the first to the last progress report? A. three years B. fifty-six days C. eighteen months D. seven months | D. seven months |
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