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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens when Charlie goes the wrong way with his electric pencil when he does the maze Burt gives him?
(a) The maze changes.
(b) He has to start over.
(c) It emits a loud sound.
(d) He gets shocked.

2. Who suggested that Charlie should be a part of the experiment in the first place?
(a) Charlie's boss.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Charlie's teacher.
(d) Charlie's mom.

3. Why does Charlie not like writing in his Progress Report by the third day?
(a) It hurts his head.
(b) It takes a long time.
(c) It makes him feel stupid.
(d) He does not like the way it looks.

4. Why does Charlie start to hate Algernon after his surgery?
(a) He keeps losing the maze races to him.
(b) He is mad that the procedure worked for the mouse, but not for him.
(c) He does not trust the mouse's beady eyes.
(d) He does not like small animals.

5. What is on the fifth floor of the building where Burt works?
(a) Cats and dogs.
(b) Monkeys and mice.
(c) Rabbits and rats.
(d) Ferrets and mice.

6. What gives Charlie headaches after the surgery?
(a) The medicine he has to take.
(b) Thinking too hard.
(c) His lack of sleep.
(d) The electric treatments.

7. What good luck charm does Charlie keep to help him be brave?
(a) A lucky penny.
(b) A picture of his mother.
(c) A rabbit's foot.
(d) A special rock.

8. Who is Charlie's sister living with when she is found by the doctors?
(a) Her children.
(b) Her husband.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her mother.

9. What does Charlie say he wants lots of just before his surgery?
(a) Money.
(b) Friends.
(c) Talents.
(d) Respect.

10. Why do the people in the bakery think Charlie is having surgery because he is sick?
(a) Ms. Kinnian thought it would be better that they think he was sick.
(b) Charlie was not allowed to tell them the truth.
(c) Professor Nemur did not want Charlie to tell them about the nature of the experiment.
(d) Charlie wanted to surprise them when he came back smart.

11. How many times does Charlie lose against the animal who has undergone the same experiment that Charlie is now a part of?
(a) 10.
(b) 5.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

12. Where does Charlie work?
(a) A restaurant.
(b) A bakery.
(c) A school
(d) A hospital.

13. What do Charlie's doctors think a rapid growth in IQ will make Charlie do?
(a) Be overwhelmed.
(b) Become sick.
(c) Hurt his emotional stability.
(d) Die.

14. Who comes to see Charlie every day to check his temperature and blood pressure after the surgery?
(a) Burt.
(b) Nemur.
(c) Strauss.
(d) A nurse.

15. Who does Charlie say hollers at him at work in the third entry in the Progress Report?
(a) Gary.
(b) Gregory.
(c) Gus.
(d) Gimpy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Charlie at the beginning of the book?

2. What is the only thing Charlie can see in his test on the second day of the experiment?

3. What does Charlie think the doctor who gave him the test on the second day of the experiment looks like?

4. What does Ms. Kinnian say about Charlie as a pupil?

5. What is Charlie most excited for just before the surgery?

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