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Name: _________________________ Period: _____ Date: ___________
Ms. Cugini/E4H
Flowers For Algernon
HW Assignments – Part I
HW #1: Due: _______________
PROGRESS REPORTS 1, 2, 3, 4 (pp. 1 - 8)
1. In the first progress report, you meet Charlie Gordon. List at least two facts about him.
2. Report what performance test Algernon can complete.
3. List the three types of tests Charlie is given.
PROGRESS REPORT 5, 6, 7 (pp. 9 – 18)
4. Give at least one possible negative result that the experimental operation could have.
5. Give Charlie’s reasons for wanting to “get smart”.
PROGRESS REPORT 8 (pp. 18 – 34)
6. Explain the importance of the following quotations in terms of plot or character.
A) “I hate that mouse.”
B) “Algernon looks like he might be smart permanent.”
C) “He really pulled a Charlie Gordon that time.”
D) “Its not you Nemurs worryd about.”
7. Charlie writes in this report, “They’re my friends and they really like me”.
A) Who specifically is he talking about?”
B) Explain the irony in his statement.
8. Charlie is able to remember how he began to attend night classes. Tell why this incident is significant.
9. Why does Charlie feel sorry for Algernon?
10. Given Charlie’s report so far, describe his personality and give the clues on which you based your description.
HW #2: Due: _______________
Progress Report 9 (pp. 34-59)
1. Why are Frank and Joe mad?
2. What important question has Charlie started asking?
3. Does Charlie understand commas at first? How can you tell?
4. What does Charlie realize about his friends?
5. How does Charlie feel about being laughed at?
6. What happened at P.S. 13?
7. How did the other children treat Charlie when he was younger?
Progress Report 10 (pp. 59-76)
1. How is Frank and Gimpy’s experiment different from the experiment of Nemur and Strauss? How are the experiments the same?
2. What is Charlie’s real motivation for learning to make the rolls?
3. What “silly” things did Charlie do
Ms. Cugini/E4H
Flowers For Algernon
HW Assignments – Part I
HW #1: Due: _______________
PROGRESS REPORTS 1, 2, 3, 4 (pp. 1 - 8)
1. In the first progress report, you meet Charlie Gordon. List at least two facts about him.
2. Report what performance test Algernon can complete.
3. List the three types of tests Charlie is given.
PROGRESS REPORT 5, 6, 7 (pp. 9 – 18)
4. Give at least one possible negative result that the experimental operation could have.
5. Give Charlie’s reasons for wanting to “get smart”.
PROGRESS REPORT 8 (pp. 18 – 34)
6. Explain the importance of the following quotations in terms of plot or character.
A) “I hate that mouse.”
B) “Algernon looks like he might be smart permanent.”
C) “He really pulled a Charlie Gordon that time.”
D) “Its not you Nemurs worryd about.”
7. Charlie writes in this report, “They’re my friends and they really like me”.
A) Who specifically is he talking about?”
B) Explain the irony in his statement.
8. Charlie is able to remember how he began to attend night classes. Tell why this incident is significant.
9. Why does Charlie feel sorry for Algernon?
10. Given Charlie’s report so far, describe his personality and give the clues on which you based your description.
HW #2: Due: _______________
Progress Report 9 (pp. 34-59)
1. Why are Frank and Joe mad?
2. What important question has Charlie started asking?
3. Does Charlie understand commas at first? How can you tell?
4. What does Charlie realize about his friends?
5. How does Charlie feel about being laughed at?
6. What happened at P.S. 13?
7. How did the other children treat Charlie when he was younger?
Progress Report 10 (pp. 59-76)
1. How is Frank and Gimpy’s experiment different from the experiment of Nemur and Strauss? How are the experiments the same?
2. What is Charlie’s real motivation for learning to make the rolls?
3. What “silly” things did Charlie do