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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Progress Report 17.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Charlie do that angers Alice when he picks her up from the Beekman college one day?
(a) Calls her by her first name in front of her students.
(b) Tries to kiss her.
(c) Talks to his old classmates.
(d) Swears.

2. Who are the only patients of this experiment before Charlie?
(a) Animals.
(b) No one.
(c) Intelligent people.
(d) Vegitative people.

3. What characteristic does Burt say Charlie and Algernon share?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Motivation.
(c) Apathy.
(d) Humility.

4. Where did Norma think his brother was before she was contacted about the surgery?
(a) Dead.
(b) Jail.
(c) An institution.
(d) With her uncle.

5. Why is Charlie so tired at work since this experiment began?
(a) He can't sleep because he is so excited.
(b) He stays up late to write the Progress Report.
(c) He stays up worrying about his test results.
(d) He does not like the bed at the hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Alice feel when she goes home after talking with Charlie when his IQ has surpassed her own?

2. Who is Charlie's teacher at the beginning of the book?

3. What is the last thing that Charlie asks for in his Progress Report?

4. Who has paid for his life of comfort should Charlie regress to where he was before the procedure?

5. Who told Charlie to work hard at school?

(see the answer key)

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