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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. Why do the people in the bakery think Charlie is having surgery because he is sick?
(a) Charlie was not allowed to tell them the truth.
(b) Ms. Kinnian thought it would be better that they think he was sick.
(c) Charlie wanted to surprise them when he came back smart.
(d) Professor Nemur did not want Charlie to tell them about the nature of the experiment.

2. How long has Charlie worked at the bakery?
(a) 7 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 17 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. Why is Charlie unable to do what he should on the test given him on the fourth day of the experiment?
(a) He has no creativity.
(b) He does not know what funny means.
(c) He thinks all the pictures are in the same category.
(d) He thinks it would be lying.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Mr. Donner know Charlie?

2. What is on the fifth floor of the building where Burt works?

3. What does Charlie hope to be able to hold conversations about once he is smart after the surgery?

4. How old is Charlie at the beginning of the book?

5. What does Charlie say he wants lots of just before his surgery?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What kind of experiment is Charlie a part of at the beginning of this book?

9. What does Burt tell Charlie to do over and over during the Rorschach test?

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

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