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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. How does Charlie feel when he is finally chosen to undergo the procedure to raise his IQ?

2. What kind of experiment is Charlie a part of?

3. What do Charlie's doctors think a rapid growth in IQ will make Charlie do?

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

5. What did Charlie used to get hit for doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie say he is so tired at work since starting this experiment?

2. What is so surprising to Charlie about Algernon when he first sees the mouse?

3. What does Frank ask Charlie that makes him laugh after his surgery?

4. What is Charlie most excited about having after the surgery is over?

5. What good luck charm does Charlie keep with him always to help him be brave?

6. What worries Charlie when he comes back to the bakery after his surgery?

7. Why does Charlie say he does not like writing in his Progress Report on the third day?

8. Why do Charlie's friends at the bakery think that Charlie is in the hospital because he is sick?

9. What kind of experiment is Charlie a part of at the beginning of this book?

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

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

Professor Nemur is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Nemur had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of science is vitally important in this plot. Where does this theme appear, and how is the plot altered because of it?

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