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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Progress Report 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the doctors tell Charlie about the results of the Rorschach test the day afterward?
(a) It does not matter.
(b) He had a perfect score.
(c) They are worried about his results.
(d) No one can fail that test.

2. What does Charlie watch the animal who has undergone the same experiment he is now a part of do?
(a) Build with blocks.
(b) Read a sign.
(c) Draw a picture.
(d) Run a maze.

3. Why does Charlie keep writing in his Progress Report and taking tests after his surgery?
(a) They are paying him to.
(b) It is all part of the experiment he contracted to do.
(c) They told him it would help him get smarter faster.
(d) He likes it.

4. What does Charlie's school specialize in at the beginning of the book?
(a) Educating poor people.
(b) Building confidence in higher IQ individuals.
(c) Using new techniques of memorization.
(d) Teaching retarded adults.

5. What does Charlie vow to do after having a talk with Dr. Strauss after his surgery?
(a) Be as smart as Strauss.
(b) Not lose hope.
(c) Work as hard as he can.
(d) Beat Algernon at the maze.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie think of his sister when she is first brought home from the hospital?

2. What does Charlie say he is willing to endure in order to be smart?

3. What does Charlie want to do before he begins his research?

4. Who suggested that Charlie should be a part of the experiment in the first place?

5. What does Charlie do that causes the random woman who confronts him to scream?

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