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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a possible complication of the surgery Charlie is about to undergo to raise his IQ?
(a) He could regress.
(b) He may go crazy.
(c) He could go blind.
(d) He could lose all his former memories.

2. What does Nemur tell Charlie he will do if the surgery works for Charlie?
(a) Help animals all over the world.
(b) Write a book about Charlie.
(c) Make a lot of money.
(d) Help other people like Charlie.

3. Who does Charlie say hollers at him at work in the third entry in the Progress Report?
(a) Gary.
(b) Gregory.
(c) Gimpy.
(d) Gus.

4. 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 testing scores.
(b) His Progress Report.
(c) His success with the mazes.
(d) His interactions with people.

5. What reason do the doctors give Charlie for taking so many tests and statistics?
(a) So they don't make any mistakes.
(b) So they can speed up the process.
(c) So they can repeat the process.
(d) So they can help Charlie heal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie watch the animal who has undergone the same experiment he is now a part of do?

2. What does Charlie's school specialize in at the beginning of the book?

3. Why does Charlie keep writing in his Progress Report and taking tests after his surgery?

4. What does Charlie vow to do after having a talk with Dr. Strauss after his surgery?

5. What date does Charlie start writing in his Progress Report again after his surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Professor Nemur so hesitant to perform the surgery on Charlie?

2. What does Frank ask Charlie that makes him laugh after his surgery?

3. Why does Charlie not know where his mother and sister are at the beginning of the book?

4. What trait does Burt say that Algernon and Charlie both share?

5. What happens to Charlie when he goes the wrong way in his maze on the fourth day of the experiment?

6. How does Charlie think his parents will respond to him if he shows them he has become smart?

7. What is the first memory that Charlie has after having the learning TV put in his room at night?

8. What used to happen to Charlie when he told lies?

9. What kind of school does Charlie attend at the beginning of the book?

10. What does Burt have Charlie try and do on the fourth day of the experiment?

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