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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Charlie's IQ level at the beginning of the book?
(a) 78.
(b) 68.
(c) 88.
(d) 58.

2. Who is Charlie's boss at his place of work?
(a) Mr. Banner.
(b) Mr. Flanner.
(c) Mr. Conner.
(d) Mr. Donner.

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

4. 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.

5. How do the doctors say they will be able to keep track of what is going on in Charlie's head after the surgery?
(a) His success with the mazes.
(b) His interactions with people.
(c) His testing scores.
(d) His Progress Report.

6. Why can't Charlie's uncle give permission for Charlie to be a part of this experiment?
(a) He is not the guardian.
(b) He is dead.
(c) He is retarded as well.
(d) He is in a coma.

7. What does Charlie say he is willing to endure in order to be smart?
(a) Moving away from his family.
(b) A short life.
(c) Disfigurement.
(d) Pain.

8. Who does not want Charlie to be used in the experiment?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His mother.
(c) Ms. Kinnian.
(d) Professor Nemur.

9. 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) No one can fail that test.
(d) They are worried about his results.

10. What is the only thing Charlie can see in his test on the second day of the experiment?
(a) Strange shapes.
(b) Blots of ink.
(c) Funny little drawings.
(d) Circles.

11. What is Charlie's little sister's name?
(a) Noreen.
(b) Nicole.
(c) Norma.
(d) Nancy.

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

13. What kind of experiment is Charlie a part of?
(a) Something to monitor thinking habits.
(b) Something to increase reflex timing.
(c) Something to raise his IQ.
(d) Something to slow the effects of aging.

14. What does Joe Carp ask Charlie when he sees the scar on Charlie's head after the surgery?
(a) If it hurt.
(b) If he opened a door the hard way.
(c) If he will be dumber now than before.
(d) If he had brains put in.

15. What characteristic does Burt say Charlie and Algernon share?
(a) Apathy.
(b) Humility.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Motivation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Charlie not like writing in his Progress Report by the third day?

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

3. What is the date of the first Progress Report entry?

4. Where does Charlie have to go if the experiment does not work?

5. Who gave Nemur money for the experiment on Charlie?

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