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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. Where is Charlie's sister found by the doctors?
2. Where does Charlie have lunch with Burt after he is released from the hospital after his surgery?
3. How long has Charlie worked at the bakery?
4. What does Charlie hope to be able to hold conversations about once he is smart after the surgery?
5. What is Charlie supposed to do for a test on the fourth day of the experiment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Charlie say he will not be any more once he becomes smart?
2. What does Charlie ask Lucille that causes her to get embarrassed and run out of the room?
3. What worries Charlie when he comes back to the bakery after his surgery?
4. Why is Charlie disappointed just after his surgery?
5. Who gave the doctors permission to include Charlie in their surgical experiment to raise his IQ?
6. What happens to Charlie when he goes the wrong way in his maze on the fourth day of the experiment?
7. Why does Charlie not know where his mother and sister are at the beginning of the book?
8. What is Charlie supposed to write about in his progress report?
9. What does Hilda say to Charlie that gets her transferred from his care after the surgery?
10. What good luck charm does Charlie keep with him always to help him be brave?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What role does symbolism play in the story and where does it appear? How is the plot altered by the presence of these symbols?
Essay Topic 2
How do Charlie and Alice change through the course of the book, and what causes these changes? Who undergoes the most emotional growth?
Essay Topic 3
Love and intimacy are two themes that are very present in this plot. Where do these themes appear, and why do you think the author chose these places to present these integral ideas?
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