1. Number 1-15 down your paper2. NO TALKING AT ALL!3. Write complete answer down-spelling

counts!4. Pass your paper to next person.5. You MAY choose to change any of the

answers in front of yours if you think they are wrong.

1

The doctors choose Charlie for the experimental operation because

A. of his low intelligenceB. because he has a good imagination. C. because he tries so hardD. he won the lottery

2

Charlie keeps a progress reportA. to show his progressB. to earn privileges from the doctorsC. to remind him of his low intelligenceD. to keep track of his test scores

3

How does Charlie feel before the operation?

A. ashamedB. sureC. scaredD. confident

4

How do Charlie’s friends treat him before the operation?

A. with respectB. laugh at himC. like an equalD. they ignore him

5

Joe and Frank get Charlie drunk in order to

A. take his moneyB. shock Miss KinnianC. make fun of himD. make him feel as though he belongs

6

How does Charlie feel when he takes the Rorschach test the second time?

A. He feels like he failed the test.B. He thinks that had tried to trick him into failing.C. He feels like he passed the test.D. He thinks he can now beat Algernon.

7

Before his operation, Charlie thinks Miss Kinnian

A. wants to date himB. is much older than he isC. isn’t a very good teacherD. Is the smartest person he has ever met.

 

The protagonist in “Flowers for Algernon” is Charlie Gordon. Charlie’s strongest antagonist is which of the following:A. his low intelligenceB. societyC. Doctors Nemur and StraussD. Algernon

8

9

The ________ woman was nagging her husband heartlessly.

A. tangibleB. sensationC. shrewishD. absurd

10

The man became very _________ as he thought about the mistakes he had made in his life.

A. absurdB. vacuousC. introspectiveD. impaired

What is the major conflict within the story?

A. man vs. natureB. man vs. characterC. man vs. selfD. man vs. society

11

12

Why is it so important that Charlie finishes Robinson Crusoe?A. It was the first book he had ever read.B. It was the first time he’d finished such a difficult

book.C. He knew how lonely Robinson Crusoe felt.D. He wanted to please Miss Kinnian.

13

One sign that Charlie is getting smarter is that

A. he fixes Dr. Nemur’s broken microscopeB. he figures out a new way to line up the

machines in the factoryC. he reads the dictionary five timesD. he offers to perform a new surgery on

Algernon

14

After the success of the surgery, how does Charlie feel at work?

A. He’s happy with his lifeB. He fits in with everyone elseC. He is lonelyD. He wants to move to a better job

1. C2. A3. C4. B5. C6. B7. B8. A

9. C10.C11. C12.B13.B14.C

Round 1

1

After his surgery and his highly increased intelligence, what kind of man has Charlie become?

A. a man closer to Miss KinnianB. a man loved and respected by his co-workersC. a man who is comfortable with himself and othersD. a man smarter than his doctors

 

2

After Charlie sees the new dishwasher boy drop the dishes in the diner, he could tell that the boy felt

A. ExcitementB. FrightenedC. HappyD. Angry

3

Which of the following is NOT true about the behaviors that Algernon demonstrates as he deteriorates?

A. He sleeps very littleB. He refuses to run the mazeC. He stops eatingD. He acts violently

4

What can you infer from Charlie wanting his old job back?

A. He wanted to support himselfB. He wanted to be back where he was

comfortableC. He missed his friends at workD. He felt he could make a great contribution

to the town

5

Charlie is struggling at the end of the story to be

A. infuriatedB. assertiveC. independentD. ashamed

6

The author, most probably, wants the reader to feel____________in regard to Charlie.

A. enragedB. aggressvieC. sympatheticD. uncaring

7

What does Mr. Donnegan mean when he tells Charlie that he has “guts”?

A. SkillsB. MysteryC. CourageD. Hope

8

The climax of the story occurs

A. with Charlie’s realization that his new intelligence is only temporary.

B. with Algernon’s death.C. with Charlie’s regression to where he was at the

beginning.D. when Charlie doesn’t remember he loves Miss

Kinnian.

Which one of the following is a significant part of the denouement in this story?

A. “Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur have asked me not to come to the lab any more.”

B. “Its easy to make frends if you let pepul laff at you. Im going to have lots of frends where I go.”

C. “Burt, who is in charge of the experimental animals, tells me that Algernon is changing.”

D. “I’m in love with Miss Kinnian.”

9

What do you believe the doctor, called by Mrs. Flynn for Charlie, felt when Charlie told him he used to be a genius?

A. angry at being called out for a trivial matterB. amused at hearing this person thought he was a

geniusC. awed by being in the presence of a once geniusD. ambitious that he could make a name for himself

with this case

10

11

A ____________ movie would have very little intellectual content.

A. opportunisticB. vacuousC. tangibleD. shrewish

12

An overwhelming _______ filled my body as the roller coaster sped down the large hill.

A. tangibleB. sensationC. shrewD. impairment

13

The psychological setting of “Flowers for Algernon” can best be described as

A. mysteriousB. humorousC. compassionateD. creative

1.D2.B3.A4.A5.C6.C7.C8.B

9. B10.B11. B12.B13. C

Round 2