Flowers for Algernon: Story and Adaptations
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When was the short story 'Flowers for Algernon' first published?

  • April 1966
  • April 1958
  • April 1960
  • April 1959 (correct)

    • What award did the short story 'Flowers for Algernon' win in 1960?

  • Nebula Award for Best Novel
  • Hugo Award for Best Short Story (correct)
  • Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
  • Man Booker Prize

    • Who is the first human subject for the surgery to increase intelligence in 'Flowers for Algernon'?

  • Daniel Keyes
  • Charlie Gordon (correct)
  • Algernon
  • Babel-17

    • 'Flowers for Algernon' was joint winner of which award in 1966?

    <p>Nebula Award for Best Novel</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Flowers for Algernon' has been adapted many times. Which one of these adaptations is mentioned in the text?

    <p>Academy Award-winning film Charly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used to refer to novels that intersperse documents of other kinds with letters, such as diary entries and newspaper clippings?

    <p>Epistolary novels</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the word 'epistolary' mean in Greek?

    <p>A letter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What strategic device is used in the epistolary novel to create the impression of authenticity of the letters?

    <p>Fictional editor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What can the epistolary form be seen as adding to a story?

    <p>Greater realism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Briefroman' is a term used in which language to refer to epistolary fiction?

    <p>German</p> Signup and view all the answers

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