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Name: _______________________________ Flowers for Algernon Period 9: Pages 1-16 by Daniel Keys Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Progress Report 1 – March 3rd 1. How old would you guess Charlie is from his writing? Provide an example to support your answer. 2. How old does Charlie tell you he is? Progress Report 2 – March 4th 3. Why do you think the doctors performed the psychological tests on Charlie before they would experiment on him? Progress Report 3 - March 5th 4. What are the doctors asking Charlie to do? 5. Why can Algernon beat Charlie in the maze? Could any mouse beat him? Progress Report 4 – March 6th 6. What is the significance of a 68.1 I.Q.? What is an average I.Q.? 7. Algernon’s motivation is cheese. What is Charlie’s motivation? 8. What are the doctors’ reasons for wanting to use Charlie? Progress Report 5 – March 6th 9. Do you think Charlie made the right decision to have the operation? Please provide a valid explanation, Progress Report 6 (March 8th) & 7 (March 11th) 10. Do you see any changes in Charlie’s journal entries so far? If so, what are they? Name: _______________________________ Flowers for Algernon Period 9: Pages 16-34 by Daniel Keys Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. March 12th 1. Hilda is a nurse that takes care of Charlie after his surgery. What message does Daniel Keyes try to send with her brief appearance? Progress Report 8 – March 15th 2. Discuss how Charlie’s Behavior has changed. March 16th 3. Why is Charlie’s surgery a secret? March 20th 4. How is it possible for Algernon to beat Charlie every time? March 21st 5. What does it mean to “pull a Charlie Gordon”? March 24th – 26th 6. What is the purpose of the TV? How does it affect Charlie? March 28th 7. Charlie says repeatedly that Joe and Frank are his friends. Are they really? Use an example from the boo