1. Number 1-15 down your paper 2. NO TALKING AT ALL! 3. Write complete answer down-spelling counts! 4. Pass your paper to next person. 5. You MAY choose to change any of the answers in front of yours if you think they are wrong.

1 The doctors choose Charlie for the experimental operation because A. of his low intelligence B. because he has a good imagination. C. because he tries so hard D. he won the lottery

2 Charlie keeps a progress report A. to show his progress B. to earn privileges from the doctors C. to remind him of his low intelligence D. to keep track of his test scores

3 How does Charlie feel before the operation? A. ashamed B. sure C. scared D. confident

4 How do Charlie’s friends treat him before the operation? A. with respect B. laugh at him C. like an equal D. they ignore him

5 Joe and Frank get Charlie drunk in order to A. take his money B. shock Miss Kinnian C. make fun of him D. make him feel as though he belongs

6 How does Charlie feel when he takes the Rorschach test the second time? A. He feels like he failed the test. B. He thinks that had tried to trick him into failing. C. He feels like he passed the test. D. He thinks he can now beat Algernon.

7 Before his operation, Charlie thinks Miss Kinnian A. wants to date him B. is much older than he is C. isn’t a very good teacher D. Is the smartest person he has ever met.

The protagonist in “Flowers for Algernon” is Charlie Gordon. Charlie’s strongest antagonist is which of the following: A. his low intelligence B. society C. Doctors Nemur and Strauss D. Algernon 8

9 The ________ woman was nagging her husband heartlessly. A. tangible B. sensation C. shrewish D. absurd

10 The man became very _________ as he thought about the mistakes he had made in his life. A. absurd B. vacuous C. introspective D. impaired

What is the major conflict within the story? A. man vs. nature B. man vs. character C. man vs. self D. man vs. society 11

12 Why is it so important that Charlie finishes Robinson Crusoe? A. It was the first book he had ever read. B. It was the first time he’d finished such a difficult book. C. He knew how lonely Robinson Crusoe felt. D. He wanted to please Miss Kinnian.

13 One sign that Charlie is getting smarter is that A. he fixes Dr. Nemur’s broken microscope B. he figures out a new way to line up the machines in the factory C. he reads the dictionary five times D. he offers to perform a new surgery on Algernon

14 After the success of the surgery, how does Charlie feel at work? A. He’s happy with his life B. He fits in with everyone else C. He is lonely D. He wants to move to a better job

1. C 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. A 9. C 10.C 11. C 12.B 13.B 14.C Round 1

1 After his surgery and his highly increased intelligence, what kind of man has Charlie become? A. a man closer to Miss Kinnian B. a man loved and respected by his co-workers C. a man who is comfortable with himself and others D. a man smarter than his doctors

2 After Charlie sees the new dishwasher boy drop the dishes in the diner, he could tell that the boy felt A. Excitement B. Frightened C. Happy D. Angry

3 Which of the following is NOT true about the behaviors that Algernon demonstrates as he deteriorates? A. He sleeps very little B. He refuses to run the maze C. He stops eating D. He acts violently

4 What can you infer from Charlie wanting his old job back? A. He wanted to support himself B. He wanted to be back where he was comfortable C. He missed his friends at work D. He felt he could make a great contribution to the town

5 Charlie is struggling at the end of the story to be A. infuriated B. assertive C. independent D. ashamed

6 The author, most probably, wants the reader to feel____________in regard to Charlie. A. enraged B. aggressvie C. sympathetic D. uncaring

7 What does Mr. Donnegan mean when he tells Charlie that he has “guts”? A. Skills B. Mystery C. Courage D. Hope

8 The climax of the story occurs A. with Charlie’s realization that his new intelligence is only temporary. B. with Algernon’s death. C. with Charlie’s regression to where he was at the beginning. D. when Charlie doesn’t remember he loves Miss Kinnian.

Which one of the following is a significant part of the denouement in this story? A. “Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur have asked me not to come to the lab any more.” B. “Its easy to make frends if you let pepul laff at you. Im going to have lots of frends where I go.” C. “Burt, who is in charge of the experimental animals, tells me that Algernon is changing.” D. “I’m in love with Miss Kinnian.” 9

What do you believe the doctor, called by Mrs. Flynn for Charlie, felt when Charlie told him he used to be a genius? A. angry at being called out for a trivial matter B. amused at hearing this person thought he was a genius C. awed by being in the presence of a once genius D. ambitious that he could make a name for himself with this case 10

11 A ____________ movie would have very little intellectual content. A. opportunistic B. vacuous C. tangible D. shrewish

12 An overwhelming _______ filled my body as the roller coaster sped down the large hill. A. tangible B. sensation C. shrew D. impairment

13 The psychological setting of “Flowers for Algernon” can best be described as A. mysterious B. humorous C. compassionate D. creative

1.D 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.C 8.B 9. B 10.B 11. B 12.B 13. C Round 2