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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Charlie's new nurse after the surgery refuse to tell him about?

2. What does Charlie offer to do when he cannot complete the test he is given on the fourth day of the experiment?

3. What is the one thing Charlie wants more than anything in the world?

4. What perk mentioned by Nemur just before his surgery does Charlie not care at all about?

5. What does Charlie think the doctor who gave him the test on the second day of the experiment looks like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Charlie not know where his mother and sister are at the beginning of the book?

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

3. What kind of school does Charlie attend at the beginning of the book?

4. What trait does Burt say that Algernon and Charlie both share?

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

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

7. What is Charlie supposed to write about in his progress report?

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

9. What does Burt have Charlie try and do on the fourth day of the experiment?

10. What is Charlie most excited about having after the surgery is over?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times in a number of forms by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book? What are the differences in the forms fear took in this book?

Essay Topic 2

Competition and fair-play is a major theme that is found in many different scenes of this book. What are some of those scenes, and what affect do they have on the course of the plot?

Essay Topic 3

The theme of science is vitally important in this plot. Where does this theme appear, and how is the plot altered because of it?

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