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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. Where does Charlie work?

2. What does Charlie hope to be able to hold conversations about once he is smart after the surgery?

3. How do the doctors say they will be able to keep track of what is going on in Charlie's head after the surgery?

4. What is Nemur's reply to Charlie's question to him just before the surgery?

5. Who is Charlie's teacher at the beginning of the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie say he is so tired at work since starting this experiment?

2. What worries Charlie when he comes back to the bakery after his surgery?

3. Why does Ms. Kinnian say that Charlie is her best student at the college?

4. Why does Charlie say he does not like writing in his Progress Report on the third day?

5. What does Frank ask Charlie that makes him laugh after his surgery?

6. What is the first memory that Charlie has after having the learning TV put in his room at night?

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

8. What does Hilda say to Charlie that gets her transferred from his care after the surgery?

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

10. What does Burt tell Charlie to do over and over during the Rorschach test?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

Charlie said that intelligence and affection must be together in order for joy to exist. Which characters best display this idea, and how does this mantra manifest itself in the plot?

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