Question

answer the excerpt from part 2 of flowers for algernon.

i must not become emotional. the facts and the results of my experiments are clear, and the more sensational aspects of my rapid climb cannot obscure the fact that the tripling of intelligence by the surgical technique developed by drs. strauss and nemur must be viewed as having little or no practical applicability (at the present time) in the increase of human intelligence.

how does charlie’s intelligence at this point in the story advance the plot?

a. it prompts him to ask dr. strauss to help him prevent his memory loss.

b. it helps him understand that he must eventually get his old job back.

c. it makes him feel sad and regretful about his decision to participate in the study.

d. it allows him to understand how and why he is losing many of his new abilities.

Explanation:

The excerpt shows Charlie, now highly intelligent, analyzing the limitations of the experiment. His increased intelligence lets him recognize that his rapid cognitive gain doesn't make the procedure practically useful yet, and he can articulate why his new abilities are fading, which drives the story's conflict about the experiment's flaws and his declining condition. This matches the option where he understands the loss of his new abilities.

Answer:

D. It allows him to understand how and why he is losing many of his new abilities.