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

2. What does Charlie say he does not want to have happen to Algernon when he is shown around the lab?
(a) Incinerated.
(b) Denied food for lack of performance.
(c) Put down.
(d) Shocked.

3. How do Charlie's co-workers respond to the drastic change in Charlie as he becomes more intelligent?
(a) They are happy.
(b) They are hostile.
(c) They are disappointed.
(d) They are scared.

4. What does Charlie realize about his childhood while he is at the party with Ellen?
(a) Kids would steal his lunch and laugh at him.
(b) Kids would make fun of the way he talked when he thought they were his friends.
(c) Kids were cruel to him when they tripped him at recess.
(d) Kids would play tricks on him when they played hide and seek.

5. Why is Charlie's sister denied the promised reward for her A on the history test?
(a) She is caught cheating.
(b) She fails a spelling test on the same day.
(c) She will not share the prize.
(d) She is too haughty about her success.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Charlie's mother's name?

2. After talking with some college students when his IQ has reached 100, what does Charlie think that college is?

3. What does Charlie think Nemur sees him as instead of a human being?

4. What is Fay's occupation?

5. What frustrates Nemur at the conference for the International Psychological Association?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Charlie do at the bakery when his IQ reaches 100 that earns him a raise?

2. What realization does Charlie make while reading The Great Gatsby?

3. How does Fanny think Charlie came about his intelligence?

4. Why did Charlie allow himself to soil himself when he was younger?

5. What mistake does Charlie realize Nemur has made during the conference in Chicago?

6. What does Charlie say about the failure of this experiment done on him?

7. What is Professor Nemur most upset about when Charlie returns to the lab after living in his own apartment?

8. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?

9. What causes Charlie to get upset with Burt during one of their sessions together?

10. What is Alice really upset about when she sees Charlie at the college where she teaches retarded adults?

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