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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose dog is the one that smells?
(a) Candy's.
(b) Slim's.
(c) Carlson's.
(d) The boss'

2. What do Lennie and George eat by the fire in Chapter 1?
(a) Nothing.
(b) A can of beans.
(c) Steak.
(d) Oats.

3. What is the river that runs through the story's setting?
(a) Rio Grande.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Salinas.

4. How long does George think that it will take him to raise the money for his and Lennie's place?
(a) Another month.
(b) Too long.
(c) Six months.
(d) A year.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who used to be a good boxer?

2. Who has George known since childhood?

3. What proves the boss is not a not a laborer?

4. Who kills the dog that stinks?

5. How did Lennie scare a girl in the last town he worked in prior to the beginning of the book?

(see the answer key)

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