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Flowers for Algernon
Daniel Keyes
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Summary
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Progress Reports 1–7
Progress Reports 8–9
Progress Reports 10–11
Progress Report 12
Progress Report 13
Progress Reports 14–15
Progress Report 16
Progress Report 17
Characters
Character List
Charlie Gordon
Alice Kinnian
Professor Nemur
Rose Gordon
Main Ideas
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Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs & Symbols
Progress Reports 1-7
Progress Reports 8-9
Progress Reports 10-11
Progress Report 12
Progress Report 13
Progress Reports 14-15
Progress Report 16
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1
of 25
Who asks Charlie to keep his progress reports?
Dr. Strauss
Professor Nemur
Burt Selden
Alice Kinnian
2
of 25
How old is Charlie at the start of the novel?
32
26
36
6
3
of 25
Why does Alice recommend Charlie for the experiment?
He is the smartest in his class
He is friendly and will not give the scientists trouble
The other students in her class refuse to take part in the experiment
He is eager to learn
4
of 25
Who supervises Algernon’s testing?
Dr. Strauss
Professor Nemur
Burt
Alice
5
of 25
In which progress report do Charlie’s punctuation, spelling, and grammar improve most significantly?
Progress Report 6
Progress Report 7
Progress Report 8
Progress Report 9
6
of 25
Where is the scientists’ convention held?
New Orleans
Chicago
Boston
San Francisco
7
of 25
Where is the Center for Retarded Adults where Charlie takes classes?
The Welberg Foundation
Columbia University
Beekman College
New York University
8
of 25
What is the first
hard
book that Charlie reads?
Paradise Lost
The Wizard of Oz
Robinson Crusoe
The Wind in the Willows
9
of 25
What does Charlie do when he learns that Gimpy has been stealing from Mr. Donner?
He tells Gimpy that he will inform Mr. Donner unless Gimpy stops stealing
He tells Mr. Donner that Gimpy has been stealing from him
He steals the money back from Gimpy and returns it to the cash register without telling anyone
He decides it is not his place to get involved
10
of 25
Which two characters suggest to Charlie that increasing his intelligence may be against God’s will?
Nemur and Strauss
Alice and Fay
Hilda and Fanny
Gimpy and Rose
11
of 25
What job does Charlie’s father have when Charlie finds him?
Butcher
Barber
Salesman
Night watchman
12
of 25
What book does Charlie tear apart near the end of the novel?
The Hindu Journal of Psychopathology
The Algernon-Gordon Effect
Paradise Lost
Robinson Crusoe
13
of 25
Which of the following is a reason that Fay proposes for Charlie’s inability to make love to her?
He is physically impotent
He is gay
He does not know what sex is
He is married
14
of 25
What is the range of Charlie’s IQ in the novel?
70-110
72-140
65-160
68-185
15
of 25
Who threatens Charlie with a knife?
Norma
Nemur
Gimpy
Rose
16
of 25
Who does Charlie often hallucinate is watching him?
His sister, Norma
His mother, Rose
A federal agent
The “other” Charlie
17
of 25
To whom does Charlie lose his virginity?
Alice
Fay
A prostitute in Chicago
A woman he meets in Central Park
18
of 25
What is the name of the companion mouse that Fay buys for Algernon?
Fay Jr.
Alger Hiss
Minnie
Moskowitz
19
of 25
What is the name of the quack doctor to whom Rose takes the six-year-old Charlie?
Dr. Warren
Dr. Guarino
Dr. Acula
Dr. Strauss
20
of 25
What name does Charlie give to his scientific theorem?
The Gordon-Nemur Transfer
The Algernon-Charlie Conundrum
The Man-Mouse Prospectus
The Algernon-Gordon Effect
21
of 25
What language is Charlie outraged to learn that Professor Nemur does not speak?
German
Hindi
Latin
Chinese
22
of 25
Of what does Nemur accuse Charlie during their argument after the cocktail party?
Becoming arrogant and self-centered
Stealing Burt’s research
Insulting Mrs. Nemur
Not being as smart as he thinks he is
23
of 25
What does Alice tell Charlie she will do when he has reverted to his original IQ?
Visit him every week
Write to him every day
Remain true to his memory
Do her best to forget him
24
of 25
Where does Charlie go to live at the end of the novel?
The Welberg Foundation
With Norma
The laboratory
The Warren State Home
25
of 25
In what month does Charlie die?
August
September
November
Charlie does not die in the course of the novel
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