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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlie think the doctor who gave him the test on the second day of the experiment looks like?
(a) A teacher.
(b) A dentist.
(c) A police man.
(d) A regular person.

2. What does Nemur tell Charlie he will do if the surgery works for Charlie?
(a) Make a lot of money.
(b) Help animals all over the world.
(c) Help other people like Charlie.
(d) Write a book about Charlie.

3. What does Burt have Charlie try and do after showing him the animal who has undergone the same experiment he is now a part of?
(a) Watch the animal.
(b) Race the animal.
(c) Pet the animal.
(d) Talk to the animal.

4. How does Charlie feel at the end of his second day of the experiment?
(a) Scared.
(b) Grateful.
(c) Ashamed.
(d) Happy.

5. What does Charlie ask Nemur just before the surgery?
(a) If he will be able to beat Algernon in the maze.
(b) If he will die.
(c) If it will hurt.
(d) If he will be smarter than Nemur.

6. What did Charlie used to get hit for doing?
(a) Drawing.
(b) Being messy.
(c) Lying.
(d) Laughing.

7. What is the one thing Charlie wants more than anything in the world?
(a) To learn.
(b) To be normal.
(c) To make his mom proud.
(d) To find love.

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

9. Why is Charlie so tired at work since this experiment began?
(a) He does not like the bed at the hospital.
(b) He stays up worrying about his test results.
(c) He can't sleep because he is so excited.
(d) He stays up late to write the Progress Report.

10. What does Charlie offer to do when he cannot complete the test he is given on the fourth day of the experiment?
(a) Draw a picture of people he knows.
(b) Show them his journal.
(c) Tell stories about his uncle.
(d) Pretend he can do the test.

11. What does Burt give Charlie to do on the fourth day of the experiment?
(a) Crayons and paper.
(b) Mazes and puzzles.
(c) Building blocks.
(d) Books.

12. Where does Charlie have lunch with Burt after he is released from the hospital after his surgery?
(a) A fast food joint.
(b) The hospital cafeteria.
(c) The college restaurant.
(d) The bakery.

13. How does Mr. Donner know Charlie?
(a) He saw Charlie on the street and took him under his wing.
(b) He is a friend of Charlie's mother.
(c) He was Charlie's uncle's best friend.
(d) He is Charlie's uncle.

14. What does the doctor giving Charlie the test on the second day of the experiment tell him to do during the test?
(a) Concentrate.
(b) Try hard.
(c) Hurry.
(d) Relax.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie say he wants lots of just before his surgery?

2. What gives Charlie headaches 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. Who is Charlie's sister living with when she is found by the doctors?

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

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