Flowers for Algernon Part 1 Questions

(Due Tuesday November 8)

Directions: Please answer the following questions in FULL sentences.

Makes sure your answers are in a different color so that it is easy to

differentiate between the questions and answer. If a questions asks for
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE, please make sure you add a page #.

ELA STANDARDS:
RL.8.1 Cite the textual evidence that most strongly supports an analysis of
what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RL.8.6 Analyze how differences in the points of view of the characters and
the audience or reader (e.g., created through the use of dramatic irony)
create such effects as suspense or humor.
Review THIS PRESENTATION before you start reading. The story begins on
page 672, and part 1 ends on page 686. Part 1 is due on Tuesday November 8!

AFTER PROGRIS REPORT 3:

1. Why does Charlie say I never tell lies? What is he talking about?
He knows that he is gonna get caught and he cant differentiate between
imagine and lying.
2. What does this say about his personality and intelligence?
This says that he is a honest person but has a low intelligence.
3. Who is Algernon?
A mouse

AFTER PROGRIS REPORT 4:

4. What were Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss arguing about?
They were arguing about using Charlie in an operation to get smart
5. Charlie will be the first human being to ever have something happen to
him. What is it?
He will have his intelligence tripled by surgical means.

AFTER PROGRIS REPORT 5 & 6:

6. Dr. Strauss tells Charlie not to worry about the operation. What is his
reasoning for this?
To not be superstitious and that the test is science.
7. Dr. Strauss wants Charlie to concentrate on what in his journal entries?
What he feels and what he thinks.

AFTER PROGRESS REPORT 7 & 8:

8. What is Charlies opinion of Algernon now? Why does it change?
He likes the mouse because he realizes that the mouse got the sergery done
too and that it took time for him to become smarter. He realizes that one day
he can hopefully beat him the maze.
Text Evidence #1: Thats why ALgernon beat s me all the time because he had
an operashun too.
page: #679
9. Charlie says Joe and Frank are friends and they like him. What are Joe and
Frank really doing to Charlie?
They are making mean jokes about him and he doesnt realize it.

AFTER PROGRESS REPORT 9:

10. What is a victory for Charlie?
He beat Algernon
Text Evidence #1: I beat Algernon! ...after that I beat him 8 more times.
page #682
11. Why did Mrs. Kinnian run out of the room? What does this tell you about
how she feels about Charlie?
She runs out of the room because she is upset and she doesnt want to tell
him the truth about his friends. She feels bad for him that he thinks that
they're his friends but really they are making fun of him.

12. List 3 improvements in Charlies intelligence from the beginning until the
end of Part I.
He now can beat Algernon in the maze after his operation. He also learned
punctuation and he figured out how to spell and he also read a whole book
and understood it.
Text Evidence #1: I read the grammar book last night and it explanes the
whole thing. I got up in the middle of the night, and the whole thing
straightened out in my brain. Boy, did I have crazy spelling and punctuation.
page #685
Text Evidence #2: I beat Algernon! I dint even know I beat him until Burt the
tester told me.
page#682
Text Evidence #3: I never read such a hard book before. Its called Robinson
Crusoe...
page #683
13. What does it mean to pull a Charlie Gordon? How does Charlie react
when he realizes this?
It means to do something not intelligent and they refer to Charlie because of
his IQ score and how he is not as smart of other people therefore they say
that they pulled a Charlie Gordon because the person they are referring to
did or said something stupid.
Text Evidence #1: It's a funny thing I never knew that Jone Frank and the
others like to have me around all the time to make fun of me. Know i know
what it means when they say to pull a Charlie Gordon. Im ashamed.
page #686

Flowers for Algernon Part 2 Questions

(Due Wednesday November 9)
Directions: Please stop reading after each b
olded section below and answer
the following questions demonstrating your knowledge of
and
. Part 2 is due on Wednesday November 9!

After page 695:

1. Provide a one sentence summary of these four pages:
Charlie has gotten a lot smarter and continues to become smarter each and
every day.
2. How does Charlie view himself?
He thinks he is not smart enough and he thinks he needs to be smarter.
Text Evidence: I dont feel intelligent. There are so many things I dont
understand.
Page: #695
3. How do OTHERS view Charlie?
They realized that he knows that they know he was an idiot and that they
were fooling around with him. They think hes weird and they dont want to
be around him.
Text Evidence: People dont talk to me much any more or kid around the esu
they use to.
Page #:694

After page 699:

1. Provide a one sentence summary of these four pages:
Everyone is starting not to like Charlie and he feels he is having trouble
communicating with one another.
2. How does Charlie view himself?
Charlie is upset. He doesnt know what he did. He feels ashamed of himself
because he doesnt understand what's wrong with becoming smart.
Text Evidence: Once again I have the feeling of shame burning inside me.
This intelligence has driven a wedge between me and all the people I once

knew and loved. Whats wrong with a man becoming intelligent and wanting
to acquire knowledge and understanding of the world around him?
Page #697
3. How do OTHERS view Charlie?
They hate Charlie now.
Text Evidence: Eight hundred and forty names, everyone connected with the
factory except Fanny Girden.
Page #:696

After page 703:

1. Provide a one sentence summary of these four pages:
Charlie sees someone that gets made fun of like he did and he tries to help
out but then he realizes that Algernon is changing back into his dumb old self
and he is trying to figure it out.
2. How does Charlie view himself?
He views himself as a smart man willing to help out others that were like him
and he realizes that he wasnt the only one that was not smart. He never
gives up until he finds the answer.
Text Evidence: It infuriated me to think that not too long ago I, like this boy
had foolishly played the clown. Ive got to know and
it will happen to
me
Page #703
3. How do OTHERS view Charlie?
They are viewing him by he is working too hard for himself and he should
stop.
Text Evidence: Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur have asked me to not come to the
lab any more. Dr. Nemur says im trying to cram a lifetime of research and
thought into a few weeks.
Page #:703

After page 707:

1. Provide a one sentence summary of these four pages:
Charlie is becoming less smarter each day, his operation is wearing down.

2. How does Charlie view himself?

He is not gaining knowledge anymore
Text Evidence: Now my mind is deteriorating rapidly. I wont let it happen. Ill
fight it.
Page #707
3. How do OTHERS view Charlie?
They are scared that he is going to die.
Text Evidence: Mrs Flynn called a strange doctor to see me. She was afraid I
was going to die.
Page #709

After page 711:

1. Provide a one sentence summary of these four pages:
Everyone felt bad for him and he is getting less smart and now he moved
away from all of them.
2. How does Charlie view himself?
He views himself as a good guy and to not worry what other people say
about him. He believes in himself
Text Evidence: I told myself Charlie if they make fun of you dont get sore
because you remember their not so smart as you once thot they were.
Page #: 710
3. How do OTHERS view Charlie?
They feel bad for him about him dying.
Text Evidence: I dont want Miss Kinnian to feel sorry for me. Evry body feels
sorry at the factery and I dont want that eather so Im going someplace
where nobody knows that Charlie Gordon was once a genus and now he cant
even reed a book or rite good.
Page #711