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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Charlie pretend to be a student at the college once his IQ hits 100?
(a) Carries a backpack.
(b) Carries books around campus.
(c) Writes nonsense in a notebook.
(d) Sits in on classes.

2. How many people are housed at the Warren State Home and Training School?
(a) 1,500.
(b) 500.
(c) 4,000.
(d) 400.

3. What is Charlie's favorite kind of book to read when his IQ reaches 100?
(a) Romances.
(b) Classic novels.
(c) Mystery.
(d) History.

4. What did Charlie give Harriet on Valentines Day when he was younger?
(a) A locket.
(b) A picture frame.
(c) A poem.
(d) A cake.

5. Where will Charlie be sent if the procedure does cause him to regress?
(a) His uncle's house.
(b) His mother's house.
(c) The pyschiatric wing of the hospital.
(d) The Warren Home.

6. Why is Charlie's sister denied the promised reward for her A on the history test?
(a) She is too haughty about her success.
(b) She fails a spelling test on the same day.
(c) She will not share the prize.
(d) She is caught cheating.

7. What does Burt give Charlie on the plane to dictate his progress reports?
(a) A leather bound book.
(b) A type-writer.
(c) A computer.
(d) A tape recorder.

8. How does Professor Nemur respond to Charlie's return to the lab after his time in his own apartment?
(a) He is jealous.
(b) His is immensely relieved.
(c) He is cold and severe.
(d) He is angry, but satisfied.

9. What did Gimpy once give Charlie after trying to teach him to make rolls?
(a) A hot roll out of the oven.
(b) An empty notebook.
(c) A shiny good-luck piece.
(d) A dollar.

10. What does Charlie do to fit in and look smart once his IQ reaches 100 even though he knows it is silly?
(a) Wears University themed clothing.
(b) Takes a dance class.
(c) Smokes a pipe.
(d) Wears his hats backwards.

11. What does Charlie think of his sister when she is first brought home from the hospital?
(a) She is perfect and warm.
(b) She is like a little doll.
(c) She cries a lot.
(d) She is ugly.

12. What does Charlie's sister once almost get as a reward for an A on a test?
(a) A dog.
(b) A bike.
(c) A dress.
(d) A cake.

13. What does Nemur compare Charlie's curiosity about his future to?
(a) Willingly drowning in sorrow.
(b) Watching a video of his death.
(c) Looking at his own coffin.
(d) Ensuring a dark and dismal future.

14. How does Charlie decide to celebrate his raise at the bakery?
(a) Having dinner with Ellen
(b) Going drinking with the guys from the bakery.
(c) Taking Miss Kinnian to a movie.
(d) Buying himself a new book.

15. Where does Charlie go when he leaves the conference?
(a) Salt Lake.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a name that Charlie hears his doctors calling each other during a fight?

2. What does Charlie see when he begins to put his arm around Alice at the concert in the park?

3. What present does Fay bring for Algernon one day?

4. What does Charlie catch Gimpy doing at the bakery?

5. Why does Charlie hesitate to turn Gimpy in when he catches him doing something wrong at the bakery?

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