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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. Which of the following is NOT a word which Charlie uses to describe a stage of his relationship with Alice?
(a) Obligation.
(b) Love.
(c) Worship.
(d) Fondness.

2. What kind of a joke do Charlie's friends at the bakery play on him?
(a) They tell him to make extra deliveries on his route.
(b) They give him the wrong work schedule.
(c) They take him to a bar and get him drunk.
(d) They tell him to use the dough mixer.

3. Why is there a two week gap in the Progress Report?
(a) Charlie is too busy reading and studying.
(b) Charlie is tired of writing.
(c) Charlie tries to quit the program.
(d) Charlie tears up those pages as they are personal.

4. What did Charlie give Harriet on Valentines Day when he was younger?
(a) A cake.
(b) A poem.
(c) A picture frame.
(d) A locket.

5. Where does Charlie spend most of his time once he reaches the peak of his intellectual abilities?
(a) Outside in nature.
(b) In the lab.
(c) With Alice.
(d) At the college.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nemur compare Charlie's curiosity about his future to?

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

4. Who observes Algernon in his old maze when Charlie returns him to the lab?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. What causes Charlie to get upset with Burt during one of their sessions together?

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

10. 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?

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