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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 build for Algernon in his own furnished apartment?
(a) A maze.
(b) A running wheel.
(c) A house.
(d) A cage.

2. What does Charlie wish he could see more clearly in his past memories?
(a) His surroundings.
(b) His own body.
(c) His parent's faces.
(d) His house.

3. What does Charlie do to spoil the evening when he tells Alice that he likes her?
(a) Spills water on her.
(b) Swears.
(c) Passes gas.
(d) Drops his meal on the floor.

4. Who denies Charlie's sister the promised reward for the A on her History test?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Her teacher.

5. What causes Charlie to start a fight with Nemur at the cocktail party thrown by Mrs. Nemur?
(a) He feels ignored by the people at the party.
(b) He drinks too much.
(c) He hears Nemur call him a bad name.
(d) Alice says something rude to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where will Charlie be sent if the procedure does cause him to regress?

2. What does Charlie do when Nemur asks him to speak to the audience at the conference for the International Psychological Association?

3. When does Charlie first realize that women's bodies are different than men's?

4. How many people are housed at the Warren State Home and Training School?

5. How does Charlie pretend to be a student at the college once his IQ hits 100?

Short Essay Questions

1. What realization does Charlie make while reading The Great Gatsby?

2. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?

3. What happens to Charlie the night after he dances with Ellen at the party?

4. What flash-back memory does Charlie have on his plane ride to Chicago?

5. Why is Charlie fired from his job at the bakery?

6. What happens when Charlie goes to see his father in the barbershop?

7. What does Charlie do at the bakery when his IQ reaches 100 that earns him a raise?

8. Why did Charlie allow himself to soil himself when he was younger?

9. Why is Charlie so understanding about the hostile attitude that his friends at the bakery have towards him as his intelligence is raised?

10. What is Professor Nemur most upset about when Charlie returns to the lab after living in his own apartment?

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