F4A Test Review

Multiple Choice:

 

(13 points)

Examples:

 

1. Who asks Charlie to keep his progress reports? ____

a)      Dr. Strauss

b)      Prof. Nemur

c)      Burt Selden

d)      Miss Kinnian

 

2. How old is Charlie at the start of the novel? ____

a)      32

b)      36

c)      26

d)      6

 

3. Why does Miss Kinnian recommend Charlie for the experiment? ____

 

a)      He is the smartest in his class

b)      He is friendly and will not give the scientists trouble

c)      The other students in her class refuse to take part in the experiment

d)      He is eager to learn

 

4. Who supervises Algernon’s testing? ____

 

a)      Dr. Strauss

b)      Prof. Nemur

c)      Burt Selden

d)      Miss Kinnian
 

Know: study notes, novel, the theme, the key points from the novel such as where the scientists’ convention was held,

what is the first “hard” book that Charlie reads?

Which two characters suggest to Charlie that increasing his intelligence may be against God’s will? What book does Charlie tear apart near the end of the novel?   

Short Answer Questions (16)

Examples:

 

1.Why is Charlie unable to do the Rorschach Test the first time Burt attempts to administer it?

 

 2. After Charlie’s operation, he records in his report that his nurse (Hilda) was reassigned.  What did the nurse do that would cause the doctors to reassign her?

 

Know:   Why is Charlie’s decision over what to do about Gimpy’s thefts so difficult for him? Be able to tell how the reader knows Charlie is getting smarter. Be familiar with the character Fay Lillman. Be able to state what it is that Charlile realizes about himself during the incident with the busboy.