1. Rorschach Test In the story Flowers for Algernon, the main character, Charlie Gordon, had to take a Rorschach test. This test is more commonly known as the inkblot test. The Rorschach Test was developed by a Swiss psychiatrist named Hermann Rorschach. This test was designed to determine a person’s personality traits, fantasies and mental state by interpreting a his/her responses to the inkblot images.

2. Look at the following inkblots and record what it looks like to you.

6. How to make an inkblot: 1.Fold your paper in half, put your name on it 2.Unfold the paper and using the paintbrush, dab some paint blotches on the paper Do a few in the center Do a few on the sides (not too far from the center) Do not put too much paint on the paper or it will just be a big blob 3.Fold the paper in half and press the two sides together gently 4.Open it up and you have an inkblot

7. Homework: 1. Record the responses in complete sentences of at least five people who see your blot: a. Name b. Relationship to you c. Images they saw 2. At the bottom of your paper, answer the following questions in complete sentences: a. Did all of the people respond in the same way? b. Could you see all of the pictures that other people did? c. Do you think that what the people saw says anything about them?