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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 happens when Charlie goes the wrong way with his electric pencil when he does the maze Burt gives him?

2. What does Charlie's school specialize in at the beginning of the book?

3. What does Charlie ask Nemur just before the surgery?

4. What does the doctor giving Charlie the test on the second day of the experiment tell him to do during the test?

5. What is Charlie's little sister's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Charlie think his parents will respond to him if he shows them he has become smart?

2. What does Burt tell Charlie to do over and over during the Rorschach test?

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

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

5. What is Charlie supposed to write about in his progress report?

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

7. What does Charlie say he will not be any more once he becomes smart?

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

9. Why is Professor Nemur so hesitant to perform the surgery on Charlie?

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

The importance and influence of family relations is a very strong theme present in this book. What are some of the instances of this theme, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

Essay Topic 2

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times in a number of forms by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book? What are the differences in the forms fear took in this book?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of diversity and acceptance is heard loud and clear in this book. What are some examples of this theme, and how does this idea affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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