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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. Why is Charlie not allowed to fix the errors in his earlier entries in the Progress Report?
2. After he tells Alice he likes her, what does Charlie have a nightmare about?
3. What surprises the would-be pranksters at the bakery?
4. What does Charlie realize about his childhood while he is at the party with Ellen?
5. What does Fay do while Charlie is away at the peak of his intellectual abilities?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why did Norma's father refuse to let her have the dog she was promised if she did well on her history test?
2. How does Fanny think Charlie came about his intelligence?
3. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?
4. What happens when Charlie goes to see his father in the barbershop?
5. What causes Charlie to believe that everything he has been taught might be false?
6. Why is Charlie unable to be physically intimate with Alice?
7. What is Professor Nemur most upset about when Charlie returns to the lab after living in his own apartment?
8. What happens when Algernon is put back into his original maze when he and Charlie return to the lab?
9. Why is Charlie fired from his job at the bakery?
10. What prank do the guys at the bakery try to play on Charlie on April Fool's Day?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Dreams are a very important and symbolic part of this story-line. What are some of these dreams, and why are they so significant to the course of the plot?
Essay Topic 2
Charlie said that intelligence and affection must be together in order for joy to exist. Which characters best display this idea, and how does this mantra manifest itself in the plot?
Essay Topic 3
Fear and courage are two themes that seem to appear in tandem many times in this book. What are some of these instances, and why do they always appear together?
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