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. 3
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. 3
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?
In his tests, Charlie never tells lies anymore because when he did, he always
got caught.
2. What does this say about his personality and intelligence?
This shows that he isnt very smart but wants to get smarter. Also, he doesnt
give up.
3. Who is Algernon?
A white mouse that Charlie had to race against for a test.

AFTER PROGRIS REPORT 4:

4. What were Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss arguing about?
They were arguing about using Charlie as their test subject. Dr. Strauss
wanted to use him, but Dr. Nemur didnt.
5. Charlie will be the first human being to ever have something happen to
him. What is it? He will be the first human to have his intelligence tripled by
surgery.

AFTER PROGRIS REPORT 5 & 6:

6. Dr. Strauss tells Charlie not to worry about the operation. What is his
reasoning for this?
Hes telling him not to worry because Charlie will be the first person this
operation was done to, and Dr. Strauss is wishing him luck that nothing goes
wrong.
7. Dr. Strauss wants Charlie to concentrate on what in his journal entries?
He tells Charlie to write more about what he feels and thinks than what he
does.

AFTER PROGRESS REPORT 7 & 8:

8. What is Charlies opinion of Algernon now? Why does it change?
He is amazed by how fast Algernon is because now he knows he did the same
operation as Charlie.
Text Evidence #1: Algeron beats me all the time because he had the
operation too. That makes me feel better.
page # 679
9. Charlie says Joe and Frank are friends and they like him. What are Joe and
Frank really doing to Charlie?

Joe and Frank are really making fun of Charlie, but Charlie
doesnt realize it.
AFTER PROGRESS REPORT 9:
10. What is a victory for Charlie?
Beating Algernon
Text Evidence #1: I beat Algernon! I don't even know I beat him until Bert the
tester told me.
page # 682
11. Why did Mrs. Kinnian run out of the room? What does this tell you about
how she feels about Charlie?
Mrs. Kinnian realizes that Joe and Frank arent actually good friends and they
just want to make fun of Charlie. Charlie doesnt realize this so that makes
Mrs. Kinnian very sad. Mrs. Kinnian is so sad so she says she has something in
her eye and leaves the room. The thing in her eye is actually a tear because
of how upset she was.

12. List 3 improvements in Charlies intelligence from the beginning until the
end of Part I. 1: He was able to read a hard book and understand it
2: He learned his friends werent really his friends and were making fun of
him
3: He learned punctuation
Text Evidence #1: Finished Robinson Crusoe. I want to find out more about
what happens to him but Miss Kinnian says that's all there is, Why
page # 684
Text Evidence #2: Its a funny thing I never knew that Joe and Frank and the
others liked to have me around all the time to make fun of me.
page# 686
Text Evidence #3: Today I learned the comma, a period, with a tail
page #684
13. What does it mean to pull a Charlie Gordon? How does Charlie react
when he realizes this?
To pull a Charlie Gordon means to mess up and be stupid. Charlie gets very
sad when he realizes this.
Text Evidence #1: Its a funny thing I never knew that Joe and Frank and the
others liked to have me around all the time to make fun of me. Now I know
what it means to Pull a Charlie Gordon.
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 is becoming smarter and smarter and is starting to understand his

and other people's emotions.
2. How does Charlie view himself? Charlie views himself as an average guy
who isnt very different than before.
Text Evidence: I dont feel intelligent. There are so many things I dont
understand.
Page #: 695
3. How do OTHERS view Charlie? As a test subject for who became a genius,
they are kind of scared of him.
Text Evidence: People dont talk to me much any more or kid around the way
they used to.
Page #: 694

After page 699:

1. Provide a one sentence summary of these four pages:
Now Charlie is very smart and understands deep emotions, so he often finds
himself lonely because hes smarter than everyone else.
2. How does Charlie view himself? Now he views himself as very intelligent.
He used big words in his progress reports.
Text Evidence: nothing of mathematics beyond the elementary levels of the
calculus of variations.
Page #: 698
3. How do OTHERS view Charlie? Others view Charlie as some sort of freaky
genius, and they dont like him. Most people in the factory didnt like him, so
they signed a petition to get Charlie fired.
Text Evidence: The first I knew of it was when Mr. Donnean showed me the
petition. 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:
Algernon starts changing, so they dont want Charlie anymore and he decides
to finish the research by himself.

2. How does Charlie view himself? Charlie is mad a himself and thinks that he
is turning into all of the other bad people.
Text Evidence: Now I can see that unknowingly I joined with them in laughing
at myself. That hurts most of all.
Page #: 701
3. How do OTHERS view Charlie? Others view Charlie as a genius now, but
they are worried he might start changing like Algernon.
Text Evidence: Ive got to know if and when it will happen to me (Talking
about if and when he will start changing)
Page #: 703

After page 707:

1. Provide a one sentence summary of these four pages:
Algernon died, and Charlie is very sad because hes forgetting everything he
used to know.
2. How does Charlie view himself? Charlie views himself as a stupid boy again
because hes forgetting everything he used to know.
Text Evidence: Its slipping away like sand through my fingers.
Page #: 707
3. How do OTHERS view Charlie? Other people felt sad for Charlie because he
was slowly going to die.
Text Evidence: The landlady Mrs. Flynn is very worried about me.
Page #: 708

After page 711:

1. Provide a one sentence summary of these four pages: C
harlie is becoming
more and more dumb and cant remember anything.
2. How does Charlie view himself? He is grateful for his life and becoming
smart and sad that its over.
Text Evidence: I learned lots of new things I never even knew in this world
and I am grateful I got to see it for a little bit
Page #: 711

3. How do OTHERS view Charlie? After Charlie started losing everything he

used to know, everyone started liking him again because he was back to
normal and not smart.
Text Evidence: First he was very suspicious but I told him what happened to
me and he looked very sad and put his hand on my shoulder and said Charlie
Gordon you got guts.
Page #: 710