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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 cage.
(b) A running wheel.
(c) A maze.
(d) A house.

2. What does Ms. Kinnian teach Charlie about after she reads his Progress Reports?
(a) Punctuation.
(b) Grammar.
(c) Spelling.
(d) Penmanship.

3. What does Charlie realize about his childhood while he is at the party with Ellen?
(a) Kids would play tricks on him when they played hide and seek.
(b) Kids would make fun of the way he talked when he thought they were his friends.
(c) Kids were cruel to him when they tripped him at recess.
(d) Kids would steal his lunch and laugh at him.

4. What is Charlie's father's occupation when he finds him after moving into his own apartment?
(a) Mechanic.
(b) Barber.
(c) Salesman.
(d) Teacher.

5. What does Charlie do when Nemur asks him to speak to the audience at the conference for the International Psychological Association?
(a) Runs away.
(b) Speaks in another language.
(c) Lets Algernon out of his cage.
(d) Refuses to 'perform'.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Fanny Biden think Charlie has become so smart all of the sudden?

2. What happens after the woman that confronts Charlie screams in response to what he does to her?

3. Why does Charlie's mom slap him when he holds the baby?

4. Why is Charlie's sister denied the promised reward for her A on the history test?

5. What is Charlie's favorite kind of book to read when his IQ reaches 100?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Alice so hesitant to be in a relationship with Charlie even though she cares for him?

2. What does Charlie say that intelligence without affection will lead to when he is at the cocktail party with Nemur?

3. What did Charlie want to have happen as he ran away from the angry mob in the park after a woman came on to him?

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

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

6. How does Fanny think Charlie came about his intelligence?

7. What happens when Algernon is put back into his original maze when he and Charlie return to the lab?

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

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