Flowers for Algernon

Question 1

how old is Charlie?

Answer 1

37

Question 2

what is the first test he takes?

Answer 2

the inkblot test - fails

Question 3

what kind of thinker is he?

Answer 3

a literal thinker

Question 4

what can the tests tell the doctor’s about Charlie?

Answer 4

his personality

Question 5

who recommended Charlie to the scientists?

Answer 5

Mrs. Kinnian

Question 6

what is the second test Charlie takes?

Answer 6

a thematic apperception test

Question 7

why does Charlie struggle with the tests?

Answer 7

he doesn’t want to lie

Question 8

what is Algernon and Charlie’s motivation?

Answer 8

Algernon’s is the cheese and Charlie’s is that he wants to be smart to fit in

Question 9

what is Charlie’s IQ

Answer 9

68

Question 10

by how much will the operation increase his intelligence?

Answer 10

3x - 204

Question 11

what happened 4 days after surgery?

Answer 11

there were no results and Charlie is frustrated

Question 12

since Algernon also went through the operation, what do the doctor’s conclude?

Answer 12

everything that happens to Algernon should happen to Charlie

Question 13

where does Charlie work and what’s his job?

Answer 13

He works at a factory as the janitor

Question 14

Charlie’s co-workers

Answer 14

they bully him, but he thinks they’re his best friends

Question 15

what does pulling a Charlie Gordon mean?

Answer 15

you messed up

Question 16

what is Charlie given to turn on when he sleeps?

Answer 16

a little box that plays noise

Question 17

what does Charlie find out the hospital actually is?

Answer 17

a labratory

Question 18

what does Charlie beating Algernon mean?

Answer 18

either the experiment is wearing off Algernon or Charlie is getting smarter

Question 19

what does Algernon have to do in order to get food?

Answer 19

solve a problem

Question 20

what book is like Charlie?

Answer 20

Robinson Crusoe

Question 21

why is Robinson Crusoe like Charlie?

Answer 21

they are both isolated and have no friends

Question 22

how long does it take him to finish a book?

Answer 22

4 days

Question 23

what shows that he has a higher thinking level?

Answer 23

he starts asking questions about what’s next

Question 24

why does Mrs. Kinnian feel bad

Answer 24

She reads Charlie’s progress reports, and knows that he doesn’t actually have any friends. When he gets smart he’s going to know, and she feels like it’s her fault.

Question 25

how many days did it take Charlie to master punctuation?

Answer 25

3 days

Question 26

what do the doctors not want Charlie to read about?

Answer 26

phycology

Question 27

what happens at work that shows Charlie is getting smarter?

Answer 27

He solves a problem that saves the company $10,000 but he only gets a $25 reward bonus. His boss knows that the old Charlie would’ve been happy, but the new Charlie isn’t.

Question 28

what do the doctor’s argue over?

Answer 28

who will get all the fame and fortune

Question 29

what did everyone do to make Charlie loose his job?

Answer 29

they signed a petition to fire him, but he quit before he was fired

Question 30

who didn’t sign the petition for Charlie to get fired?

Answer 30

Fanny - tells him about the story of Adam and Eve - the apple is the temptation which is the operation/experiment and the snake is the doctor

Question 31

what happens when Charlie sees another mentally retarded person being made fun of?

Answer 31

He laughs but then remember that that was him, so he stands up for the kid. This makes him want to help the scientists because he wants to help people like the old him.

Question 32

why is Algernon being weird worrying everyone?

Answer 32

this means the experiment could be wearing off, and it could happen to Charlie too

Question 33

Charlie’s letter to doctor Dr. Strauss

Answer 33

he was asking about writing a book on the Algernon-Gordon effect

Question 34

what is the first symptom Charlie notices that means he is getting dumber?

Answer 34

his emotions are all over the place

Question 35

what is the Algernon-Gordon effect

Answer 35

artificially increased intelligence will deteriorate at a rate of time directly proportional to the quantity of the increase 3x

Question 36

what does Charlie do when Algernon dies?

Answer 36

he puts him in a cheese box and buries him

Question 37

what book can Charlie no longer read

Answer 37

Paradise Lost - paradise is being smart

Question 38

what are two big things he can’t remember?

Answer 38

where he lives and who he is

Question 39

what does Charlie not remember writing?

Answer 39

the Algernon-Gordon effect - can’t understand it

Question 40

what language can he not read?

Answer 40

German

Question 41

what does Charlie remember about his parents?

Answer 41

he remembers them arguing over money and his dad never keeping promises

Question 42

why is Charlie scared of going back to work?

Answer 42

he doesn’t want to get made fun of, and doesn’t want to face his “friends”

Question 43

what happens at the end of the story when someone makes fun of Charlie at work?

Answer 43

Joe and Frank stand up for him and Charlie knows they’re his real friends

Question 44

what happens to Charlie at the end?

Answer 44

He says he’s going to move out of New York, and is going to die. He asks everyone to keep putting flowers on Algernon’s grave in honor of him. Even though he is dumb again and can’t read or write, he still has hope.