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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What upsets Ms. Kinnian when she is talking with Charlie after his procedure one day?
(a) Seeing the low rate of growth in his abilities.
(b) Reading the reviews given him by his therapist.
(c) Reading about the treatment Charlie receives from the people at the bakery.
(d) Seeing his low pay for his work at the bakery.

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

4. How does Fanny Biden think Charlie has become so smart all of the sudden?
(a) He took some drugs.
(b) He made a deal with the devil.
(c) He was only pretending to be retarded before.
(d) He prayed really hard.

5. What does Charlie build for Algernon in his own furnished apartment?
(a) A maze.
(b) A house.
(c) A cage.
(d) A running wheel.

6. Why does Charlie have a hard time focusing on the movies when he takes Ms. Kinnian out to them?
(a) He keeps thinking about other things.
(b) He would rather look at her.
(c) They are too loud.
(d) He gets nervous in dark places like theaters.

7. 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.

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

9. Where does Charlie spend most of his time once he reaches the peak of his intellectual abilities?
(a) At the college.
(b) With Alice.
(c) Outside in nature.
(d) In the lab.

10. Who denies Charlie's sister the promised reward for the A on her History test?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her teacher.
(d) Her uncle.

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

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

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

14. 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.

15. What does the random woman say to Charlie that causes him to think she is disgusting?
(a) She is 17.
(b) She is 5 months pregnant.
(c) She has an STD.
(d) She is a virgin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Charlie not allowed to fix the errors in his earlier entries in the Progress Report?

3. What does Charlie do to fit in and look smart once his IQ reaches 100 even though he knows it is silly?

4. Why is there a two week gap in the Progress Report?

5. Where is the conference for the International Psychological Association being held?

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