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Flowers for Algernon: Chapters 15-16

Flowers for Algernon: Chapters 15-16. Describe Charlie’s reception when he takes Algernon back to the lab. The men are cautious when Charlie comes back because they don’t want him to leave again. What question did Charlie ask Burt?. He asked him where he will end up when he dies.

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Flowers for Algernon: Chapters 15-16

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  1. Flowers for Algernon: Chapters 15-16

  2. Describe Charlie’s reception when he takes Algernon back to the lab. • The men are cautious when Charlie comes back because they don’t want him to leave again

  3. What question did Charlie ask Burt? • He asked him where he will end up when he dies

  4. 2a. What was Burt’s reply? • He will go to the Warren State Home

  5. What is Algernon’s condition at this point in the novel? • He is regressing and becoming more and more angry

  6. Describe the meeting between Fay and Alice. • Alice and Fay like each other

  7. What was Charlie’s behavior like after his talk with Alice. • He works around the clock at the lab

  8. 5a. Infer why he may have responded the way that he did. • He realizes that he may never make love to Alice • He is upset by this and puts all of his energy into his work • He may also want to stop the decline so that he can continue to try to make love to Alice

  9. What happened at Mrs. Nemur’s cocktail party? • Charlie is upset that Nemur is not treating him as a human being • Nemur says that Charlie is not grateful • At the end of the party, Charlie realizes that Nemur is right

  10. What did Dr. Strauss say had come up in recent therapy sessions? • He says that new Charlie and old Charlie are present

  11. What is the Algernon-Gordon effect? • It is the report that Charlie wrote

  12. 8a. What does the Algernon-Gordon effect mean? • The rate at which Charlie improves will be the exact rate that he declines

  13. What happens to Algernon? • He dies

  14. Describe Charlie’s visit to see his mother. • Charlie’s mother remembers Charlie and then doesn’t • She comes after Charlie with a knife because she thinks he is looking at Norma sexually

  15. 10a. Describe Charlie’s meeting with Norma. • Norma doesn’t remember their childhood • She wants Charlie to stay to help take care of their mother

  16. THE BIG QUESTION: How does Charlie’s truth change about his mother and his sister after seeing them? • He realizes that they are regular people who have made mistakes

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