Vocab
Comprehension
Plot
Inferences
Characters
100
What is the definition of deceive?
Cause someone to believe what is not true
100
What type of test does the "nice young man" give Charlie?
The raw shock test.
100
What is Charlie's IQ in the beginning of the book.
68
100
Which word in Progress Report 7 indicate Charlie's state of mind after the operation?
He thought the operation didn't work because nothing happened right away.
100
A 37 year old picked to me in a special program to get smarter.
Charlie Gordon.
200
What is the definition of deterioration?
Process of becoming worse.
200
What makes Charlie excited on March 8?
The doctors were going to use him for an experiment they're conducting.
200
Why does Charlie want to be smart?
To be accepted and make friends.
200
What details in the April 18 entry show that Charlie's level of thought has increased?
He starting to understand punctuation because it says in the book "I didn't get what Miss Kinnian was trying to tell me." in the middle of the night he figured it out.
200
Who is Charlie's boss for the job that he works at?
Mr. Donnegan
300
What is the definition of introspective?
Thoughtful; inward-looking
300
What happens at the party that makes people laugh?
His "friend" Joe said he should show the girls how to mop a toilet in the factory. Charlie showed how to and everybody laughed.
300
What does Charlie do when the mouse Algernon dies?
Put the mouse in a cheese box and buried him in the backyard.
300
Is Joe a true friend to Charlie? Explain.
No, because he talks behind his back and makes fun of him.
300
Charlie's friends who say," pulled a Charlie Gordon"?
Joe Carp and Frank Reilly.
400
What is the definition of intellectual?
Relating to the ability to think and understand ideas and information.
400
What does Dr. Strauss give to Charlie?
A machine that plays images and to him while he sleep to get him smarter while he sleeps.
400
What activities do Charlie and Algernon compete in?
Maze Races
400
What details in the March 8 entry show the way both doctors feel about Charlie.
In the book both doctors are amazed at Charlie's motivation to learn. Like when Dr. Strauss says "look at how well he learned to read or write for his low mental age it's as great achievement. That shows the intense motivation. It's a tremendous achievement. And the other Doctor, Dr.Nemur agrees with him.
400
Who is Charlie's main teacher?
Miss. Kinnian
500
What is the definition of naïveté?
State of being simple or childlike.
500
How are Charlie's feelings change towards Miss. Kinnian?
Begins to find interest in Miss. Kinnian and would like to have a relationship with her.
500
What is the internal conflict of the story?
How Charlie fights with his emotions and his intelligence.
500
Why does Charlie's co-workers behave differently toward him?
He is so different he is as smart as them maybe even smarter.
500
Who gave test to Charlie during the experiment?
Burt