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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does George tell Lennie to do when they are eating by the fire in Chapter 1?
(a) To stand up and leave.
(b) To hide in the ground.
(c) To look around and remember the place they are sitting.
(d) To walk in a circle.

2. Why does Lennie want to get to the ranch that evening in the first chapter?
(a) To meet his boss.
(b) To get cleaned up.
(c) To eat.
(d) To sleep.

3. Who is the old man in the bunkhouse in Chapter 2?
(a) Carlson
(b) Scary.
(c) Candy.
(d) Curly

4. Why did George and Lennie have to walk so far?
(a) The bus driver dropped them off at the wrong place.
(b) They decided to take the scenic route.
(c) They got lost.
(d) They wanted to.

5. Why did Lennie and George get run out of the last town they worked in prior to Chapter 1?
(a) Because George stole something.
(b) Because they needed new work.
(c) Because they robbed a bank.
(d) Because Lennie scared a girl.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lennie do after jumping into a river once?

2. How much work can Lennie generally accomplish?

3. Whose dog is the one that smells?

4. Who returns to the bunkhouse at dusk in Chapter 3?

5. What will Lennie do when he lives in a house with George?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when George tried to impress a bunch of men once in the past by making Lennie do something?

2. What happens when Carlson complains about the smell of Candy's dog?

3. What does the boss look like?

4. What does Lennie do when he brings the puppy back to the bunkhouse? What does George do?

5. What does Slim say about Lennie when they return to the bunkhouse in Chapter 3?

6. How does George respond when the boss asks them why they were late getting to their job in Chapter 2?

7. What does Candy say to them when Lennie and George first arrive at the ranch?

8. What does Lennie have in his pocket in Chapter 1?

9. What does George tell Lennie about the water in Chapter 1?

10. How does George describe the piece of property that he and Lennie are planning to buy someday?

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