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Charlie's struggle to consummate his relationship with Alice is an illustration of which theme?
Mistreatment of mental disabilities
Intellect vs. emotion
Persistence of the past
The scientific method
2
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Professor Nemur and Fay Lillman represent the extremes of which thematic spectrum in the novel?
Intelligence vs. stupidity
Intellect vs. emotion
Past vs. present
God vs. man
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Which motif is used to convey Charlie's progressively increasing intelligence?
Grammar, spelling, and punctuation
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The scientific method
The persistence of memory
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What is Algernon's liberation from his cage a symbol of?
Charlie's past
Alice's doubts
Charlie's independence
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What object symbolizes the distance Charlie feels between himself and those of normal intellectual ability?
A forest path
A window
A lightbulb
A magnifying glass
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