FLOWERS
What does Charlie call his journal where he records his experiences and emotions?
progress report
What is Charlie doing when he first feels embarrassment?
Dancing with "friends" he realizes they are laughing AT him rather than WITH him
How does Charlie change toward Miss Kinnian?
Takes her out to dinner; he falls in love with her
These three objects show a theme of _______:
rabbit's foot
penny
horseshoe
superstition
Does Charlie become more intelligent than the doctors who perform the surgery on him?
Yes.
Why does Charlie want to be chosen for the experiment?
He really wants to be smart.
When Charlie discovers the Algernon-Gordan effect, he realizes that he will eventually lose what?
He will eventually lose his intelligence.
What do the factory workers mean by saying that someone, "pulled a Charlie Gordan?"
It means that someone did something dumb.
Charlie's main growth through this story is trying to understand how his _____ works.
mind, intelligence
What is Miss Kinnian's job?
teacher
What are 2 signs that Charlie is getting smarter?
spelling, grammar, amount of writing, noticing more
In the story, what is Charlie's job?
janitor/factory
What is the Rorschach test?
the ink blot test where the participate in the study has to see pictures in the inklots
How does the title fit with the theme of relationship?
"Flowers for Algernon" shows Charlie's relationship with Algernon, who he connects with through their shared experience and understanding
Which doctor is the one who did the surgery?
Dr. Strauss
What does Algernon do when he starts losing his intelligence?
Quits eating, gets violent
What character or event foreshadows (previews) what will happen to Charlie in the future?
When Algernon becomes aggressive and starts biting
What does Charlie do at the end of the story because he doesn't want people to feel sorry for him?
Moves away from NY
Examples of what theme?
Charlie improves his grammar and spelling.
Charlie learns to speak a variety of languages.
Charlie knows a lot more that the doctors.
Charlie does his own research
intelligence
Which doctor came up with the idea and wants credit?
Dr. Nemur
Why does Charlie lose his job at the factory?
He loses his job because most of the employees sign a petition to get rid of him.
Give the name of a minor character and explain their relationship changes with Charlie for before, during and after his intelligence.
Miss K
Frank & Joe
Algernon
Give 3 details about how Charlie buries/honors Algernon
buries him in the back yard
in a cheese box
under a tree
visits often
leaves flowers
What are 2 examples of tolerance in the story?
Miss Kinnian recommends Charlie for the operation
Charlie is sad that Algernon only gets food if he wins
coworkers standing up for Charlie
Which 2 coworkers are fake "friends" at the beginning but toward the end, they choose to defend Charlie?
Frank & Joe