Flowers for Algernon Use COMPLETE sentences. Remember to cite textual evidence to SUPPORT your answers!PG # Skill Question: Answer:

34 ConclusionsFrom Charlie’s report, what do you think he is supposed to do on the Rorschach test? What does Charlie’s reaction to the test reveal about him?

He was supposed to tell what the inkblot looked like. He doesn’t want to fail, he wants to please

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Plot Describe the main character in this story.

Mentally impaired, 37 yr. old man

Conflict What conflict does he face as the story opens?

More than anything he wants to be smart, so he hopes to be chosen for the brain surgery

Context clues How can the context help you figure out the meaning of caut?

In the sentence ‘I never lie, I always get “caut”.

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Subplot What do Charlie and Algernon have in common?

They both have had or are having the brain surgery

What do you think their relationship might be?

Opponents, friends

Conflict What is the first major hurdle Charlie must overcome? How is it resolved?

He wants the surgery to be smart and then he gets to have it

InferWhat does the comparison of Charlie with Algernon suggest about the way the doctors regard Charlie?

They see Algernon as an experiment and they also see Charlie as that too.

Character How would you describe Charlie, based on Dr. Strauss’s assessment?

Hard-working, motivated, eager to please

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ForeshadowingWhy might the author have included the bad luck omen at this point in the story?

Foreshadows that maybe everything in the future might not be good

Subplot Describe Charlie’s feelings about Algernon at this point in the story.

He is in competition with Algernon, Algernon is his opponent.

Infer Why does Charlie want so badly to be smart?

To be normal

38 Parallel episodesThis is the first time that Charlie has raced Algernon. What do these events indicate about the outcome of the procedure?

39Context clues

Which of the surrounding words and phrases can help you figure out the meaning of dint?

SubplotWhat do Dr. Strauss’s comments about Algernon indicate about Charlie’s own prospects for improvement?

CharacterWhat can you tell about Charlie from his laughing at his own ridicule and his certainty that these men are really his friends?

Speculate Why do the other factory workers make fun of Charlie?

Details In what ways do Charlie’s progress show that he is getting more

PG # Skill Question: Answer:intelligent?

40 Details What tricks do the factory workers play on Charlie?

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Parallel episodesHow does this episode with Algernon differ from previous ones? What does it indicate about Charlie?

Subplot What might Miss Kinnian have to be scared of when she sees Charlie?

AccelerationWhat do Charlie’s feelings about Robinson Crusoe suggest about Charlie’s future?

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InferDoes Miss Kinnian really get something in her eye? What else might explain her sudden exit?

InterpretHow does this entry illustrate both the progress Charlie is making and how far he still has to go?

Cause/effect Why is Charlie learning so fast?No-the answer isn’t only because of the surgery! THINK!

Subplot Why doesn’t Charlie need to race Algernon anymore?

43 Parallel episodesHow do Charlie’s feelings about this drinking episode differ from the earlier one?

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Context clues What does it mean “to pull a Charlie Goodwin”?

DetailsWhat phrase in this passage suggests that Charlie is becoming exceptionally intelligent and increasingly confident?

EvaluateCharlie thinks that getting smarter will solve his problems. Do you think he is right? Why or why not?

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Parallel episodesHow is Charlie different from the way he was the first time he took the Rorschach test?

Parallel episodesHow has Charlie’s attitude about lying changed from the last time he took the test?

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Interpret Why do Joe and Frank refuse to go to lunch with Charlie?

SubplotWhat kind of feelings does Charlie seem to be developing for Miss Kinnian?

Subplot

The relationship between Charlie and the two doctors in one of the story’s ongoing subplots. Do the doctors seem to have Charlie’s best interests at heart?

SubplotWhat does Charlie’s reaction to his encounter with the doctors suggest about how he is changing?

47 Interpret Identify and examine the figurative

PG # Skill Question: Answer:language Miss Kinnian uses in this passage. What does it suggest about HER intelligence?

48 ForeshadowingWhat do Miss Kinnian’s remarks suggest about Charlie’s future? What might she be frightened of?

Opinion Do you think Charlie is really in love with Miss Kinnian? Why or why not?

49 ConflictHow has Charlie’s intellectual growth led to conflict with his co-workers? What is the outcome of the conflict?

SubplotHow does this episode with Fanny Girden differ from earlier episodes with Charlie’s co-workers?

51 Irony What is ironic about Dr. Strauss’s reminder?

53 Subplots What is Charlie’s relationship with the tow doctors?

SubplotsHow has Charlie’s heightened intelligence created difficulties in his relationship with Miss Kinnian?

Parallel episodesHow does the dishwasher’s experience here resemble episodes from Charlie’s own life

54 Infer Why is Charlie furious at himself as well as at the smirking crowd?

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CharacterWhy does Charlie decide to work to increase human intelligence? In what way is his decision a step forward in his personal development?

Parallel episodesSpeculate what is happening to Algernon and what this means for Charlie.

Plot What complication has made Charlie so conscious of time?

56 Character What is driving Charlie?

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Conclusions Will Charlie remain highly intelligent? How do you know?

InferWhy do you think Charlie feels that he must not become emotional at this time?

Resolution How is the experiment involving Algernon concluding?

58 Foreshadow Why is Charlie so upset when Algernon dies? What does this event suggest for Charlie?

PG # Skill Question: Answer:

Parallel episodeHow does Charlie’s behavior mirror the behavior of Algernon at an earlier point in the story?

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Figurative language

What figurative language do you see? (June 30 entry) How can that simile help readers understand what is happening to Charlie’s mental powers?

Details What signs do you see of Charlie’s increasing decline?

Speculate Why might Charlie think of his parents at this point in the story?

60 Subplot Why does Charlie send Miss Kinnian away?

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Irony Why is it ironic that Joe and Frank act as Charlie’s protectors?

Resolution Evaluate the story’s ending. Have all the “loose ends” been tied up?