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Literature Test: Flowers for Algernon

Literature Test: Flowers for Algernon. Pages 182-210 in the Literature textbook. All answers as well as the essay must be typed and turned in on January 23, 2015. Test Question 1.

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Literature Test: Flowers for Algernon

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  1. Literature Test: Flowers for Algernon Pages 182-210 in the Literature textbook. All answers as well as the essay must be typed and turned in on January 23, 2015

  2. Test Question 1 • What is the significance of Charlie’s relationship to Fay? How does he feel about her? What role does their relationship play in his development?

  3. Test Question 2 • Do you think that Charlie’s writings as a mentally disabled man at the beginning and end of the novel accurately represent the way a disabled person genuinely might write? Defend your answer, and explain why you think these passages are written as they are.

  4. Test Question 3 • What is the role of memory in the novel? How do Charlie’s flashbacks further the general themes of the novel?

  5. Test Question 4 • Compare and contrast the characters of Professor Nemur and Dr. Strauss. How do their reactions to Charlie’s intelligence differ? How do their approaches to science differ?

  6. Test Question 5 • How does Algernon function as an alter ego for Charlie? How does Algernon’s condition represent Charlie’s condition?

  7. Essay for Algernon • Write an essay in which you address the following: How has Charlie changed at the end of the novel? Is he different from the person he is at the beginning of the novel, and if so, how? Do you consider the novel’s ending to be tragic or inspiring? • Be specific in your writing. Use sentences and phrases from the text to support your essay.

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