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