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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) Build with blocks.
(b) Draw a picture.
(c) Run a maze.
(d) Read a sign.

2. Why does Charlie start to hate Algernon after his surgery?
(a) He does not trust the mouse's beady eyes.
(b) He keeps losing the maze races to him.
(c) He is mad that the procedure worked for the mouse, but not for him.
(d) He does not like small animals.

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

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 interactions with people.
(c) His success with the mazes.
(d) His Progress Report.

5. What does Joe Carp ask Charlie when he sees the scar on Charlie's head after the surgery?
(a) If he will be dumber now than before.
(b) If he had brains put in.
(c) If he opened a door the hard way.
(d) If it hurt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie say he is willing to endure in order to be smart?

2. What is a possible complication of the surgery Charlie is about to undergo to raise his IQ?

3. Where does Charlie attend school at the beginning of the book?

4. Why can't Charlie's uncle give permission for Charlie to be a part of this experiment?

5. What is Nemur's reply to Charlie's question to him just before the surgery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie ask Lucille that causes her to get embarrassed and run out of the room?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is a Rorschach test?

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

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