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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After talking with some college students when his IQ has reached 100, what does Charlie think that college is?
(a) The place to learn how to really live.
(b) The place where you can be free to be yourself.
(c) The place where dreams come true.
(d) The place where all former beliefs are challenged.

2. What present does Fay bring for Algernon one day?
(a) A maze.
(b) A female mouse.
(c) A tiny bow tie.
(d) A bag of peanuts.

3. Where does Charlie find Algernon at the end of the conference for the International Psychological Association?
(a) The ladies restroom.
(b) His pocket.
(c) The maze.
(d) His cage.

4. What does Fay do while Charlie is away at the peak of his intellectual abilities?
(a) Finds a new boyfriend.
(b) Paints a picture of herself and Charlie.
(c) Becomes good friends with Alice.
(d) Searches for Charlie.

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

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

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

8. What frustrates Nemur at the conference for the International Psychological Association?
(a) People ask Charlie about the experiment instead of him.
(b) Charlie keeps leaving the area.
(c) Charlie knows more of the research material than he does.
(d) Charlie is silent and sulky the whole time.

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

10. What causes Charlie to start a fight with Nemur at the cocktail party thrown by Mrs. Nemur?
(a) Alice says something rude to him.
(b) He feels ignored by the people at the party.
(c) He drinks too much.
(d) He hears Nemur call him a bad name.

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

12. Why does Charlie's mom slap him when he holds the baby?
(a) Charlie is rough with everything.
(b) Charlie is holding her wrong.
(c) She is afraid he will hurt the baby.
(d) She is always cruel to Charlie.

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

14. What was Charlie's father's occupation?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Selling barbershop supplies.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Mechanic.

15. How does Alice feel when she goes home after talking with Charlie when his IQ has surpassed her own?
(a) That she pushed him too hard.
(b) Like she is getting dumber.
(c) That it is unnatural.
(d) That he is being tortured.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Burt give Charlie on the plane to dictate his progress reports?

2. Where is Charlie when a random woman offers to go home with him?

3. How does Charlie decide to celebrate his raise at the bakery?

4. What does Nemur say during the conference that enrages Charlie?

5. 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?

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