Flowers for Algernon Short Essay Assignments

Short Essay Questions

The 60 short essay questions listed in this section require a one to two sentence answer. They ask students to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the text. Students must describe what they've read, rather than just recall it.

Short Essay Question - Progress Report 1

1. What is unique about the writing style of the first chapter of this book?

2. What kind of experiment is Charlie a part of at the beginning of this book?

3. What is Charlie supposed to write about in his progress report?

4. What kind of school does Charlie attend at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Question - Progress Report 2

5. What is a Rorschach test?

6. Why is Charlie so afraid he failed his Rorschach test?