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Characters
Vocabulary
Events
Events 2
Surprise
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Charlie Gordon
Who is the main character?
100
able to be touched,seen, or felt.
what does tangible mean?
100
Why does Miss Kinnian think Charlie should be chosen for the test?
Because he is eager/willing to learn.
100
What does Charlie name the experiment?
The Algernon-Gordon Effect
100
Who is the author of this short story?
Daniel Keys
200
What part of the testing is Dr. Strauss in charge of?
The emotional.
200
to weaken or damage something
what does impair mean?
200
What kind of picture test did Charlie take?
Ink Blots
200
What is the negative effect of the experiment?
Eventually, he will lose all of his intelligence and die.
200
What is the setting?
New York City
300
What is the name of the high school teacher, who Charlie falls in love with?
Miss. Kinnian
300
corresponding in size or amount to something else.
what is proportional?
300
How does Charlie react to racing with Algernon?
He feels bad about himself because he is losing to a mouse.
300
What is the first things Charlie starts to lose and what does he hope he never loses?
Memory; reading and writing
300
What is a possible theme for this story?
Technology can't change fate or destiny
400
The mouse that had the test before Charlie, who became Charlie's best friend.
Who is Algernon?
400
a surgeon who does brain surgeries.
what is neurosurgeon?
400
What does it mean to "pull a Charlie Gordon?"
Do something stupid
400
Why does Charlie decide to leave NYC?
He doesn't want people to feel sorry for him.
400
Name a time irony occurred in this story?
Charlie says he is going to be 'used' for this experience, which is exactly what happens! Used! Reader knows what happens with Charlie and his "friends." Kinnian warns Charlie about losing his intelligence. No matter what Charlie is expectional; either too dumb or too smart for friends. By the end, Charlie is more alone than before.
500
Mrs. Flynn
What is the landlady's name?
500
done or existing without one realizing.
what is unconscious?
500
Why does Charlie want this test?
So he can better understand his friends and life
500
Daily Double: -- with your group draw and label the Story in Plot Mountain Style -- Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution
Ex-- NYC, Charlie in school, gets tested RA -- gets surgery; works on being smart; falls for Alice Cx -- Realizes his fate; to accept or not FA -- Accepts; tells goodbyes RS -- Leaves
500
What month did Charlie die in?
Trick...hahahahahahaha....we do not know if he dies!