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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Charlie's friends from the bakery make him do with Ellen at a party?
(a) Dance with her.
(b) Kiss her.
(c) Walk her home.
(d) Talk with her.

2. What does Charlie do that causes the random woman who confronts him to scream?
(a) Grabs her shoulder.
(b) Screams at her.
(c) Calls her filthy.
(d) Slaps her.

3. Which of the following is NOT a name that Charlie hears his doctors calling each other during a fight?
(a) Opportunist.
(b) Pessimist.
(c) Chauvinist.
(d) Cynic.

4. What does Nemur say during the conference that enrages Charlie?
(a) Charlie was a useless human being.
(b) Charlie did not have a life worth living until he was smart.
(c) Charlie will never regret his work with Nemur.
(d) Charlie owes his quality of life to science.

5. What does Nemur telll Charlie not to read about until Nemur says he is ready?
(a) History.
(b) Biology.
(c) Psychology.
(d) Sociology.

6. What does Charlie do to calm himself when he wakes up after his nightmare about Alice on the night after he tellls her he likes her?
(a) Drinks some coffee.
(b) Smokes a pipe.
(c) Reads a book.
(d) Takes a walk.

7. Where is the conference for the International Psychological Association being held?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Salt Lake.
(c) Detroit.
(d) New York.

8. What does Charlie realize about his childhood while he is at the party with Ellen?
(a) Kids were cruel to him when they tripped him at recess.
(b) Kids would steal his lunch and laugh at him.
(c) Kids would make fun of the way he talked when he thought they were his friends.
(d) Kids would play tricks on him when they played hide and seek.

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

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

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

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

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

14. When does Charlie first realize that women's bodies are different than men's?
(a) When he sees his mother changing.
(b) When he sees Norma in the shower.
(c) When he sees an old woman being bathed.
(d) When he is shown a dirty magazine.

15. When Charlie was younger, who pushed to keep Charlie in the normal public school system?
(a) His uncle.
(b) His sister.
(c) His mother.
(d) His father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Charlie's father's occupation when he finds him after moving into his own apartment?

2. How many people are housed at the Warren State Home and Training School?

3. What happens after the woman that confronts Charlie screams in response to what he does to her?

4. What does Charlie wish he could see more clearly in his past memories?

5. What is Charlie's mother's name?

(see the answer keys)

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