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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 Charlie's father's occupation when he finds him after moving into his own apartment?

2. What does Charlie wish he could see more clearly in his past memories?

3. What do Charlie's friends from the bakery make him do with Ellen at a party?

4. What present does Fay bring for Algernon one day?

5. After he tells Alice he likes her, what does Charlie have a nightmare about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Charlie goes to see his father in the barbershop?

2. What did Charlie want to have happen as he ran away from the angry mob in the park after a woman came on to him?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why is Charlie unable to be physically intimate with Alice?

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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Charlie endures many different trials before the end of the book. What are some of these trials, and what lessons does Charlie learn through these experiences?

Essay Topic 2

Professor Nemur is a minor character whose presence makes a big difference in the plot. How does he accomplish this? What are some ways that his presence, however brief, alters the outcome of the plot? What would have happened differently if Nemur had not been in the book at all?

Essay Topic 3

Love and intimacy are two themes that are very present in this plot. Where do these themes appear, and why do you think the author chose these places to present these integral ideas?

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