Vocab
Duties or promises?
Obligation
What is missing from Charlie's memories when he remembers his family?
He can not make out their faces
Charlie suddenly notices how Alice Kinnian looks. How does he describe her?
"She has pigeon-soft brown eyes and feathery brown hair down to the hollow of her neck. When she smiles, her full lips look as though she is pouting."
What does Charlie see Gimpy do tat the counter of the bakery?
Charlie sees Gimpy undercharge a customer and pocket the extra money
What did Charlie realize from his nightmare about the bloody knife and the free association he did after the dream?
He realized that he was not ready for a sexual relationship, he realizes that he wants to love someone
Excessive self esteem or exaggerated dignity
Pompous
What emotion does Charlie's mother instill in him?
Charlie fears his mother
When Charlie and Alice go to the movie, what does Charlie try to do?
Charlie tries to put his arm around Alice
Who does Charlie go to for advice about his problem at the bakery?
Dr. Straus, Prof Nemur and Alice
What confuses Charlie about his memories?
Charlie is not sure if he is remembering the memories from his point of view now, or his point of view from when the memory takes place. He also questions whether the memories are real.
Disliking intensely, loathing
Despising
How is Charlie punished by his mother?
He is hit with a leather belt
Why is Charlie upset by the movie?
The movie is a psychological film that was not well done. This upsets Charlie becasue what was shown in the movie he considered to be a lie.
In Regards to the problem at the bakery, what advice does he get from each one?
One person tells him he is an innocent bystander who should do nothing. Another person tells him he has a moral obligation to say something. Lastly, he is told by a third person to make his own decision and that no one can make the decision for him
Who is the boy at the outdoor concert?
The boy is Charlie
Causing nausea; sickening
Queasy
When Charlie is punished by his mother, how does his father react?
Charlie's father tries to hold her back
What is Alice's reasoning for Charlie's distress?
Charlie was accomplishing in weeks what other accomplished in a lifetime. This was confusing him and upsetting him.
How does Charlie end up dealing with the problem at the bakery?
Charlie confronts Gimpy with story of a hypothetical friend who is acting dishonestly at the bakery. He coerces Gimpy into stopping these actions.
Explain why Alice cannot see the boy at the outdoor concert?
The boy is a product of Charlie's hallucination. The boy is not real
Knowing or sensing without rational processess
Intuition
When Charlie's mother becomes angry because Charlie has looked at a girl, what does she threaten to do?
She threatens to lock him up in a cage. This is ironic because he is following a medical experiment that has been done on an animal that is locked in a cage
What is Charlie's conclusion about his feelings towards Alice?
Charlie loves Alice
At the end of the Progress Report, what is the same status of Charlie's job?
Charlie is unemploayed
What emotions does Charlie feel when he gets close to Alice?
Fear and nausea