Vocabulary
To become worse or disintegrate
What is deteriorate?
The main character of Flowers for Algernon goes by this name.
Who is Charlie Gordon?
One form of characterization is done through SLATE. What does this stand for?
What characters say, look like, act like, think like, and their effect on others
What is making an inference?
Select the correct verb in this sentence:
Berries (is, are) a mainstay in the diets of many birds.
Berries are a mainstay in the diets of many birds.
(of a person) having or showing the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental abilities
What is senile?
Name one of the doctors that performed the operation in Flowers for Algernon.
Who is Dr. Nemur? OR Who is Dr. Strauss?
When an author tells you something about a character explicitly, and you don't need to make an inference, they are using this.
What is direct characterization?
IQ is a major concern in Flowers for Algernon. The letters in IQ stand for this term.
Choose the best verb to complete this sentence:
Women’s gymnastics (has, have) been dominated by adolescents for several years.
Women’s gymnastics has been dominated by adolescents for several years.
capable of being physically touched or felt
What is tangible?
These two men go from being Charlie's fake friends to his true allies.
Who are Frank and Joe?
An indirect reference to a person, place, event, literary work, or artwork is known as this.
Scientists believe that they will be able to eliminate genetic diseases some day using this process.
What is gene editing?
Choose the correct verb to complete this sentence:
Three weeks of concerts (has, have) been booked.
Three weeks of concerts have been booked.
To return to a former or less developed state
What is regress?
Charlie develops this theory to describe his shared experience of suddenly gaining knowledge and then suddenly losing it.
What is the Algernon-Gordon effect?
The first two short stories we read in class are both told from this perspective (Point of View).
What is first person perspective?
If you tell your teacher that you will be gone for a fortnight, you will be gone for this long.
What is two weeks?
Most tropical regions of the world (provides, provide) suitable habitat for parrots.
Most tropical regions of the world provide suitable habitat for parrots.
having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence
What is vacuous?
This Biblical story is alluded to in Flowers for Algernon as a parallel for Charlie's sudden increase of knowledge.
What is the story of Adam and Eve?
In Flowers for Algernon, the author chooses to have the main character spell things phonetically to help the reader understand his level of intelligence. This is an example of...
What is indirect characterization?
90% of the energy in the human body's cells is produced by this part of the cell.
What is the mitochondria?
One of their unique features (is, are) their special feet.
One of their unique features is their special feet.