Complex or Confusing Words That Were Used in the Story
Pot-curry
100
This person has the emotional capacity of a child.
What is Charles Gordon?
100
"Squeak Squeak!!"
Who is Algernon (or Dr. Nemur, whichever you prefer)?
100
This is the part of the plot where Charlie receives his operation.
What is the initiating event?
100
The word 'introspective' comes from two Latin words, spectat meaning "to watch", and intrat, meaning this.
What is "enter inside"?
100
This is the famous test for which Charlie asks to go get his glasses.
What is the Rorschach Test?
200
This character is skeptical about Charlie's capability for use in the surgery.
Who is Dr. Nemur?
200
"Shut up! Leave him alone! It's not his fault he can't understand. He can't help what life is! But for God's sake... he's still a human being!"
Who is Charlie Gordon?
200
This part of the plot is described as:
Charlie is in a new state, and has rented a room in the attic of a library, where he can read books.
What is resolution/denounment?
200
This test uses pictures of people to determine personality of a patient.
What is the Thematic Apperception Test?
200
Charlie uses this word as a substitute for the puzzle the he and Algernon race through.
What is amazed?
300
This character comes to be Charlie's best friend because both he not only goes through the same situation as Charlie, but he is the only friend who helps Charlie realize the evils of technology and society.
Who is Algernon?
300
"I ain't laughed so much since we sent him off for the newspaper that night at Muggsy's and ditched him."
Who is Frank Reilly?
300
"Charlie, Ms. Kinnian, Algernon, Dr.Strauss, Dr.Nemur, Joe Carp, Frank Reilly" can be found written in this section of the plot.
What is the exposition?
300
Convolution means this, similar to a coil.
What is twist?
300
These three words describe this character:
Average
Unrevealing
Skeptical
(Squeak, squeak!)
Who is Dr. Nemur?
400
Charlie realizes how intelligent, yet how different and alone he is after his conversation of variance in Doberman's 5th Concerto with this character.
Who is Alice Kinnian?
400
"Charlie is not what you had in mind as the first of your new brede of intelek** superman. But most people of his low ment** are host** and uncoop** they are usually dull apath** and hard to reach."
Who is Dr. Strauss?
400
The point where Charlie figures out that he cannot read German lies in this part of the plot.
What is the falling action?
400
Regression is similar to this word that rhymes with "resign" and could mean a downfall, or a rejection of a penalty on the opposing team in football.
What is decline?
400
Four years before time Flowers for Algernon was written, this Supreme Court case led to a huge change in academic civil rights for African-Americans.
What is Brown v. Board of Education?
500
Charlie's and Algernon's names were inspired by this famous poet.
What is Algernon Charlies Swineburne?
500
"You've got to be a little patient. You're already accomplishing in days and weeks what it takes normal people do in half a lifetime. That's what makes it so amazing."
Who is Alice Kinnian?
500
At this point in the plot, Algernon dies and Charlie comes to the realization that he will decline in intelligence.
What is the climax?
500
This word may be a branch of mathematics that deals with the finding and properties of derivatives and integrals of functions, or it could mean a particular method or system of calculation or reasoning.
What is calculus?
500
The last name of the author of this book is a homophone of the word "keys".