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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 is Algernon doing when Charlie finds him at the end of the conference for the International Psychological Association?

2. How does Professor Nemur respond to Charlie's return to the lab after his time in his own apartment?

3. What kind of a joke do Charlie's friends at the bakery play on him?

4. Where does Charlie go when he leaves the conference?

5. What does Charlie do to calm himself when he wakes up after his nightmare about Alice on the night after he tellls her he likes her?

Short Essay Questions

1. What flash-back memory does Charlie have on his plane ride to Chicago?

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

3. What happens in his apartment that shows Charlie that Algernon needs to be taken back to the lab?

4. What happens to Charlie the night after he dances with Ellen at the party?

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

6. What area of expertise does Charlie showcase before the conference in Chicago begins?

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

8. What causes Charlie to believe that everything he has been taught might be false?

9. Why did Norma's father refuse to let her have the dog she was promised if she did well on her history test?

10. What does Charlie say that intelligence without affection will lead to when he is at the cocktail party with Nemur?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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 diversity and acceptance is heard loud and clear in this book. What are some examples of this theme, and how does this idea affect the characters involved in those scenes?

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