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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who asked Charlie to keep the Progress Report?

2. Who does Charlie say hollers at him at work in the third entry in the Progress Report?

3. Why does Strauss tell Charlie he will not notice his improvement at first after the surgery?

4. What does Dr. Strauss say he will NOT help Charlie do after his surgery?

5. Who does Charlie need permission from to undergo the procedure to increase his IQ?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who gave the doctors permission to include Charlie in their surgical experiment to raise his IQ?

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

4. What does Charlie ask Lucille that causes her to get embarrassed and run out of the room?

5. How does Charlie feel about Burt after he takes the Rorschach test?

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

7. What is unique about the writing style of the first chapter of this book?

8. What happens to Charlie when he goes the wrong way in his maze on the fourth day of the experiment?

9. Why does Charlie start to feel sorry for Algernon after hating him for so long?

10. What does Hilda say to Charlie that gets her transferred from his care after the surgery?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Patience is a theme exhibited by a few of the main characters in this book. Who are those characters, and what are some of the best examples of the patience they show? How does this affect their place in this plot?

Essay Topic 2

Which character did you relate with the most in this book? Why is this? How did this character change throughout the book?

Essay Topic 3

This book takes place in a few different settings. Describe some of these settings and how they affect the course of the plot. Why might Daniel Keyes have chosen these particular places for this plot to take place?

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