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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. Where does Charlie have lunch with Burt after he is released from the hospital after his surgery?
(a) A fast food joint.
(b) The college restaurant.
(c) The bakery.
(d) The hospital cafeteria.

2. What does Charlie almost shout to the passersby when he is at lunch with Burt after being released from the hospital?
(a) He will be smart soon.
(b) He will be like them soon.
(c) He is not going to be dumb long.
(d) He wants to be their friend.

3. What kind of experiment is Charlie a part of?
(a) Something to increase reflex timing.
(b) Something to raise his IQ.
(c) Something to slow the effects of aging.
(d) Something to monitor thinking habits.

4. What does Charlie watch the animal who has undergone the same experiment he is now a part of do?
(a) Read a sign.
(b) Draw a picture.
(c) Run a maze.
(d) Build with blocks.

5. Which of the following is NOT one of Charlie's friends from the bakery?
(a) Joe Carp.
(b) Gimpy.
(c) Mr. Donner.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Charlie attend school at the beginning of the book?

2. What color is the room where Charlie's surgery takes place?

3. Why do the people in the bakery think Charlie is having surgery because he is sick?

4. What is Charlie told to write in his progress report?

5. What is Charlie supposed to do for a test on the fourth day of the experiment?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie say he does not like writing in his Progress Report on the third day?

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

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

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

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

6. What worries Charlie when he comes back to the bakery after his surgery?

7. Why is Charlie disappointed just after his surgery?

8. Why is Charlie so afraid he failed his Rorschach test?

9. Why does Charlie say he is so tired at work since starting this experiment?

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

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