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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 do to calm himself when he wakes up after his nightmare about Alice on the night after he tellls her he likes her?
(a) Smokes a pipe.
(b) Drinks some coffee.
(c) Reads a book.
(d) Takes a walk.

2. Who has paid for his life of comfort should Charlie regress to where he was before the procedure?
(a) The Beekman College.
(b) Professor Nemur.
(c) The Welburg Foundation.
(d) Mr. Donner.

3. What does Charlie see when he begins to put his arm around Alice at the concert in the park?
(a) His sister's face.
(b) A police officer staring at him with malice.
(c) An angry boy in the bushes watching him.
(d) His mother coming at him with a knife.

4. What is Fay's occupation?
(a) Singer.
(b) Artist.
(c) Dancer.
(d) Teacher.

5. What does Charlie do after his promotion that earns him a raise at the bakery?
(a) Creates a new recipe for bread.
(b) Rearranges the machines to speed up production.
(c) Finds a new wholesaler to get supplies at half the regular cost.
(d) Puts out some good publicity and doubles the customer traffic.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two categories of patients at the Warren State Home and Training School?

2. What kind of a joke do Charlie's friends at the bakery play on him?

3. What does Charlie build for Algernon in his own furnished apartment?

4. What does Nemur say during the conference that enrages Charlie?

5. Why is there a two week gap in the Progress Report?

Short Essay Questions

1. What area of expertise does Charlie showcase before the conference in Chicago begins?

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

3. What causes Charlie to believe that everything he has been taught might be false?

4. Why did Norma's father refuse to let her have the dog she was promised if she did well on her history test?

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

6. What does Professor Nemur say at the conference in Chicago that upsets Charlie?

7. What is Alice really upset about when she sees Charlie at the college where she teaches retarded adults?

8. What mistake does Charlie realize Nemur has made during the conference in Chicago?

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

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

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