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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. What do Charlie's doctors think a rapid growth in IQ will make Charlie do?
2. What were Charlie's bandages after his surgery covering?
3. How many days after his surgery does it take for Charlie to start writing in his Progress Report again?
4. What is the one thing Charlie wants more than anything in the world?
5. Who is Charlie's sister living with when she is found by the doctors?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Charlie not know where his mother and sister are at the beginning of the book?
2. Who does Professor Nemur say he will be able to help if the procedure works well on Charlie?
3. What does Charlie ask Lucille that causes her to get embarrassed and run out of the room?
4. What worries Charlie when he comes back to the bakery after his surgery?
5. What good luck charm does Charlie keep with him always to help him be brave?
6. What kind of school does Charlie attend at the beginning of the book?
7. Why is Charlie disappointed just after his surgery?
8. Why is Professor Nemur so hesitant to perform the surgery on Charlie?
9. Why do Charlie's friends at the bakery think that Charlie is in the hospital because he is sick?
10. What does Burt tell Charlie to do over and over during the Rorschach test?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Charlie said that intelligence and affection must be together in order for joy to exist. Which characters best display this idea, and how does this mantra manifest itself in the plot?
Essay Topic 2
What are some of the key examples of gratitude in this book, and how do these instances affect that characters involved in those scenes?
Essay Topic 3
What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?
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