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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlie do during his free time at the college when his IQ reaches 100?
(a) Listens to the student's conversations.
(b) Watches the sporting events.
(c) Eats at the cafeteria.
(d) Talks with the students.

2. How high is Charlie's IQ when he remembers the story about his sister and the History test?
(a) 175.
(b) 165.
(c) 195.
(d) 185.

3. Who observes Algernon in his old maze when Charlie returns him to the lab?
(a) Nemur.
(b) Strauss.
(c) Burt.
(d) Charlie.

4. When does Charlie first realize that women's bodies are different than men's?
(a) When he sees an old woman being bathed.
(b) When he sees his mother changing.
(c) When he is shown a dirty magazine.
(d) When he sees Norma in the shower.

5. What new position is Charlie given at the bakery after a prank is played on him by his co-workers.
(a) Publicity Specialist.
(b) Schedule Manager.
(c) Dough Mixer.
(d) Delivery Supervisor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Norma think his brother was before she was contacted about the surgery?

2. What frustrates Nemur at the conference for the International Psychological Association?

3. What present does Fay bring for Algernon one day?

4. Who does Charlie think about while he is with Fay in his new apartment?

5. Which of the following is NOT a word which Charlie uses to describe a stage of his relationship with Alice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Charlie to believe that everything he has been taught might be false?

2. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?

3. Why is Charlie so understanding about the hostile attitude that his friends at the bakery have towards him as his intelligence is raised?

4. What is Alice really upset about when she sees Charlie at the college where she teaches retarded adults?

5. Why is Alice so hesitant to be in a relationship with Charlie even though she cares for him?

6. What realization does Charlie make while reading The Great Gatsby?

7. What happens in his apartment that shows Charlie that Algernon needs to be taken back to the lab?

8. What flash-back memory does Charlie have on his plane ride to Chicago?

9. How does Fanny think Charlie came about his intelligence?

10. What happens when Algernon is put back into his original maze when he and Charlie return to the lab?

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