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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 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) Build with blocks.
(d) Run a maze.

2. What were Charlie's bandages after his surgery covering?
(a) His ears.
(b) His mouth.
(c) His eyes.
(d) His abdomen.

3. What do the doctors tell Charlie about the results of the Rorschach test the day afterward?
(a) No one can fail that test.
(b) He had a perfect score.
(c) They are worried about his results.
(d) It does not matter.

4. Who does Charlie want to show his new intelligence to after the surgery?
(a) His friends at the bakery.
(b) Ms. Kinnian.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His parents.

5. How does Charlie feel just before the surgery?
(a) Eager.
(b) Scared.
(c) Confused.
(d) Happy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the one thing Charlie wants more than anything in the world?

2. Why does Charlie start to hate Algernon after his surgery?

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

4. How many times does Charlie lose against the animal who has undergone the same experiment that Charlie is now a part of?

5. What do Charlie's friends in the hospital bring Charlie before his surgery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Charlie say he will not be any more once he becomes smart?

3. What is unique about the writing style of the first chapter of this book?

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

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

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

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

8. Why do Charlie's friends at the bakery think that Charlie is in the hospital because he is sick?

9. Why does Ms. Kinnian say that Charlie is her best student at the college?

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

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