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#1 – Flowers for Algernon is an example of

a. Nonfictionb. Fictionc. Historical fictiond. None of the above

Fiction means fake or false. Nonfiction means not false. Historical fiction is a fake or false story that is based on a real historical event or person.

Flowers for Algernon is not a true story.

#2 – The narrator of the story is

a. Dr. Nemurb. Miss Kinnian c. Mrs. Flynnd. Charlie Gordon

A narrator is the person who is telling the story.

#3 – From what point of view is this story told?

a. First personb. Third personc. Omniscientd. None of the aboveIf the story is told from a first person perspective, the narrator is telling a story of his

or her own experiences. With the third person perspective, the narrator is telling the story of somebody else’s experiences. With an omniscient, or all-knowing perspective, the narrator can be in the minds of several characters at the same time.

#4 – Which of the following is NOT a conflict from the story?

a. An internal conflict with Charlie and himself - Part of him wants to be smart, but he is having a hard time adapting to his new intelligence. b. An external conflict between Dr. Nemur and Dr. Strauss - Dr. Nemur feels that Dr. Strauss is trying to steal credit for the operation. Dr. Strauss feels Dr. Nemur is just interested in becoming well known. c. An external conflict between Charlie and the police – Charlie’s friends have ditched him, and the police beat him up. d. An internal conflict between Miss Kinnian and herself. Part of her wants Charlie to be smarter, so she recommends him for the experiment. Another side of her sees that the experiment does not last, so she has feelings of guilt and regret.

Which is false? Which one is not a real struggle between two sides from our story? Did Charlie have a conflict with himself? Did the doctors have a conflict?

Did Charlie have a conflict with the police? Did Ms. Kinnian struggle when seeing Charlie regress?

#5 – Which statement is correct?A. Clauses have a subject, predicate, and complete thought?

B. A sentence must contain a noun.

C. By itself, a dependent clause is a sentence fragment.

D. An independent clause has two subjects and two predicates.

A clause is a group of words with a subject and a predicate.

There are two types of clauses: Independent and Dependent

An independent clause contains a complete thought.

A dependent clause does not contain a complete thought.

Since a dependent clause does not contain a complete thought, it can not be a sentence by itself.

#6 – Not sick like for a doctor, but inside my chest it feels empty...

A.This is an article.B.This is a noun.C.This is a clause.D.This is a conjunction.

There are three articles in our language, and they make nouns.

A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.

A clause is a group of words with a subject and a predicate.

Conjunctions join things.

#7 – There were lots of girls and some men from the factory.

A. One clauseB. Two clausesC. Three clausesD. No clauses

The only predicate in this sentence is a form of “be.”

If there is only one predicate, how many clauses are there?

#8 – I remembered how sick I got last time I drank too much, so I told Joe I didn’t want anything to drink .

A. NO CHANGEB. I drank too much so, I told JoeC. I, drank too much so I told JoeD. I drank too, much so I told JoeSentence #1 – I remembered how sick I got last time I drank too much.Sentence #2 – I told Joe I didn’t want anything to drink.

When joining two sentences together, add a comma before a coordinating conjunction. In this case, the coordinating conjunction is SO.

#9 – Joe said I should dance with Ellen and she would teach me the steps.

A. NO CHANGEB. Joe said I should dance with Ellen and, she would teach

me the steps.C. Joe said, I should dance with Ellen and, she would teach

me the steps.D. Joe said I should dance with Ellen, and she would teach

me the steps.

Sentence #1 – Joe said I should dance with Ellen.Sentence #2 – She would teach me the steps.

When joining two sentences together, add a comma before a coordinating conjunction. In this case, the coordinating conjunction is AND.

#10 – I was tripping because somebodys foot was sticking out.

A. NO CHANGEB. Somebodys’ footC. Somebody’s footD. Somebodys’s footSOMEBODY possesses the foot, so an apostrophe is needed. The apostrophe always

goes with the owner (somebody). Since somebody is singular, the rule is to add the apostrophe and then the S.

#11 – I saw the look on Joes’ face.

A. NO CHANGEB. Joes fac’eC. Joe’s FaceD. Joes’s face

JOE possesses the face, so an apostrophe is needed. The apostrophe always goes with the owner (Joe). Since Joe is singular, the rule is to add the apostrophe and then the S.

#12 - Everybody was laughing.

What is the subject of the sentence?A. EverybodyB. wasC. laughingD. was laughing The subject of a sentence is who/what was doing the action. Who was laughing?

#13 – I ain’t laughed so much since we sent him off for the newspaper that night at Muggsy’s and ditched him.

ditched is used here as a (an)

A.nounB.verbC. adjectiveD.adverb

Frank says he hasn’t laughed so hard since they sent Charlie off for a newspaper and then DID something to him. Which part of speech shows an action?

#14 – His face is red.

What is the subject of the sentence?

A. His B. faceC. isD. red

The subject is who/what is doing the action. What is red? What is the focus of this sentence?

#15 - Charlie is blushing.

What is the predicate of this sentence?

A. CharlieB. isC. blushingD. is blushingThe predicate is the verb. In this case, there is a helping verb (is) with the action verb

(blushing). The entire verb phrase is counted as the predicate.

#16 – I wanted to hide myself.

This underlined portion is

A. missing a subjectB. a complete sentenceC. missing a predicateD. not a complete thoughtThe subject of the sentence is I.The predicate of the sentence is wantedThe clause is not dependent, so the thought is complete.

#17 – Now I know what it means “to pull a Charlie Gordon.” I’m ashamed.

ashamed is used here as a (an)A.nounB.verbC. adjectiveD.adverbIn this sentence, Charlie has just figured out that his friends are laughing at him. As a

result, he says, “I’m ashamed.” We know that I’m is a contraction for I am. The word I is a pronoun. So in this sentence, the word ashamed describes the pronoun I. What words describe nouns and pronouns?

#18 – I think from the beginning I had the feeling that she was an unreachable genius.

The word unreachable must meanA. an adjective meaning unfriendlyB. an adjective meaning beyond reachC. an adjective meaning not worth reachingD. an adjective meaning tallUnreachable describes the noun genius, so it is an adjective. Un sometimes means NOT.

Unhealthy and undisciplined are two examples.

Looking at the context, Charlie says he sees Miss Kinnian differently now. Before becoming smart, she seemed unreachable though. He never mentions anything about her being unfriendly or tall. He always says that she is a nice teacher, so she’s certainly worth reaching.

#19 – Ate dinner and had a long talk.

This underlined portion is

A.missing a subjectB.a complete sentenceC. missing a predicateD.not a complete thought

The words ate and had are verbs. WHO is the subject doing the action?

#20 – You can read a whole page at a glance

can read is used here as a(n)

A. common nounB. adjectiveC. articleD. verb phraseA nouns names a person, place, thing or idea.Adjectives describe nouns and pronouns.The three articles are A, AN, and THE. A verb phrase is one or more helping verbs with a main verb. The helping verbs are am, is, are,

was, were, be, being, been, have, has, had, do, does, did, may, might, must, could, should, would, can, shall, will.

#21 – She took out a cigarette and I lit it for her.

A. NO CHANGEB. She, took out a cigarette and I lit it for her.C. She took out a cigarette and, I lit it for her.D. She took out a cigarette, and I lit it for her.

Sentence #1 – She took out a cigarette.Sentence #2 – I lit it for her.

When joining two sentences together, add a comma before a coordinating conjunction. In this case, the coordinating conjunction is AND.

#22 – You’re accomplishing in days and weeks what it takes normal people to do in half a lifetime.

A.NO CHANGEB.YourC.YoureD.Yo’re

YOU’RE is a contraction meaning YOU ARE.

The word Y-O-U-R is possessive pronoun showing ownership.

Options C and D are not even words in the English language.

#23 - You’re accomplishing in days and weeks what it takes normal people to do in half a lifetime.

lifetime is used here as a (an)A.nounB.verbC. adjectiveD.adverbA noun names a person, place, thing, or idea.A verb shows action or one of our forms of be.An adjective describes a noun or pronoun.An adverb describes a verb, adjective, or another adverb

The three articles in our language are A, AN, and THE. Articles make nouns. Do you see the article in the sentence?

#24 – You’re like a giant sponge, now…

A. This is a possessive pronoun.B. This is a contraction.C. This contains a subject and a predicate.D. Both b and c

Possessive pronouns do not contain apostrophes.

Contractions join two words into one with an apostrophe.

A subject is who/what is doing the action,

A predicate is the action or form of be.

In this sentence, the predicate is the form of be - ARE

#25 – And soon, you’ll see how

A. The predicate here is “see.”B. The predicate here is “soon.”C. The predicate is “will see.”D. There is no predicate here.

A predicate is the action or form of be.

Contractions use an apostrophe to join two words into one.

Helping verbs count as part of the predicate.

CSW – Can, Shall, WILL

#26 – each step will open up new worlds that you never even knew existed

A. NO CHANGEB. New world’s that you never even knewC. New worlds that you never even knowedD. New worlds’ that you never even knew

There is no possession in this sentence.

The worlds do not possess anything.

#27 – I laughed.

This underlined portion is

A. missing a subjectB. a complete sentenceC. missing a predicateD. not a complete thought

The subject is I. The predicate is laughed.

The clause is not dependent, so the thought is complete.A sentence is not determined by its number of words!

#28 – Even Algernon is still smart.

What is the subject of this sentence?

A. EvenB. AlgernonC. stillD. smart

The subject is who/what is doing the action.The predicate of this sentence is a form of be.

Smart is an adjective.

#29 – she watched me toying with the chain of my rabbits foot and my keys.

A. NO CHANGEB. rabbit’s footC. rabbits’ footD. rabbits foot’

RABBIT possesses the foot, so an apostrophe is needed. The apostrophe always goes with the owner (rabbit). Since rabbit is singular, the rule is to add the apostrophe and then the S.

#30 – I am very disturbed.

What is the predicate of this sentence?

A. I B. amC. veryD. disturbed

The predicate is the verb.

The word disturbed describes the pronoun I. What describes pronouns?

Very describes the adjective disturbed. What describes adjectives?

Forms of Be are predicates.

#31 - I tried to keep the conversation on a simple, everyday level, but she just stared at me blankly and asked me what I meant

Charlie means that Miss Kinnian stared at him

A. With angerB. With loveC. With confusionD. With nervousnessIn this passage, Charlie is explaining how difficult it had become for people to understand him once he

becomes a genius. He tries his best to speak simply to Miss Kinnian, but she still asks him what he means. This tells us she doesn’t understand him. C

#32 – It happened today.

This underlined portion is

A. missing a subjectB. a complete sentenceC. missing a predicateD. not a complete thought

The subject of this sentence is IT.The predicate of the sentence is HAPPENED.

Is the thought complete?

#33 – When I took him out of his cage, he snapped at my hand.

What kind of sentence is this?A. SimpleB. CompoundC. ComplexD. This is a sentence fragment.

Clause 1 – when I took him out of his cage. (Independent or Dependent?) Clause 2 - he snapped at my hand. (Independent or Dependent?)

A simple sentence has one independent clause.A compound sentence had two independent clauses.

A complex sentence has a dependent clause and an independent clause?

#34 – He was unusually disturbed and vicious.

The word unusually means

A. The mouse was usually disturbed and vicious.B. The mouse was always disturbed and vicious.C. The mouse was not normally disturbed and vicious.D. The mouse was never disturbed and vicious.The words disturbed and vicious describe the pronoun he, so those two words are adjectives.

Unusually ends in ly and describes the adjectives, so unusually is an adverb.

The prefix Un sometimes means NOT. Unhealthy and undisciplined are two examples. The context makes sense because Charlie and Algernon had become friends, so for Algernon to bite Charlie must be out of the ordinary.

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