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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Charlie unable to do what he should on the test given him on the fourth day of the experiment?
(a) He thinks all the pictures are in the same category.
(b) He thinks it would be lying.
(c) He does not know what funny means.
(d) He has no creativity.

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

3. What do his friends from the bakery bring Charlie just before his surgery?
(a) Chocolate cake.
(b) Flowers.
(c) Magazines.
(d) Pictures.

4. Why does Strauss tell Charlie he will not notice his improvement at first after the surgery?
(a) It is hard to notice at first.
(b) He must wait and be patient.
(c) It will seem normal to him.
(d) It will happen gradually.

5. What does Miss Kinnian bring Charlie just before his surgery?
(a) A picture.
(b) Chocolate cake..
(c) Magazines.
(d) Flowers.

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. Why does Charlie not like writing in his Progress Report by the third day?

3. How does Charlie feel about the doctor who gave him the test on his second day of the experiment?

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

5. What does Charlie almost shout to the passersby when he is at lunch with Burt after being released from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What used to happen to Charlie when he told lies?

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

3. Why does Charlie start to feel sorry for Algernon after hating him for so long?

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

5. Who gave the doctors permission to include Charlie in their surgical experiment to raise his IQ?

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

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

8. What is a Rorschach test?

9. What does Charlie ask Lucille that causes her to get embarrassed and run out of the room?

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

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