Flowers for Algernon Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Flowers for Algernon Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 149 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Charlie start to hate Algernon after his surgery?

2. Who are the only patients of this experiment before Charlie?

3. Why do the people in the bakery think Charlie is having surgery because he is sick?

4. What is a possible complication of the surgery Charlie is about to undergo to raise his IQ?

5. What kind of experiment is Charlie a part of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie start to feel sorry for Algernon after hating him for so long?

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

3. What does Charlie ask Lucille that causes her to get embarrassed and run out of the room?

4. What happens to Charlie when he goes the wrong way in his maze on the fourth day of the experiment?

5. Who gave the doctors permission to include Charlie in their surgical experiment to raise his IQ?

6. What does Charlie say he will not be any more once he becomes smart?

7. What good luck charm does Charlie keep with him always to help him be brave?

8. Why do Charlie's friends at the bakery think that Charlie is in the hospital because he is sick?

9. How does Charlie feel about Burt after he takes the Rorschach test?

10. What trait does Burt say that Algernon and Charlie both share?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

Dreams are a very important and symbolic part of this story-line. What are some of these dreams, and why are they so significant to the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

Patience is a theme exhibited by a few of the main characters in this book. Who are those characters, and what are some of the best examples of the patience they show? How does this affect their place in this plot?

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