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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the boss buy everyone at the ranch for Christmas?
(a) A new set of coveralls.
(b) A gift.
(c) An entire gallon of whiskey.
(d) A new pair of boots.

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

3. Who is a stocky man who wears blue jeans and a flannel shirt?
(a) Carlson.
(b) George.
(c) Lennie.
(d) The boss.

4. What does Lennie ask George while they are eating near their fire in Chapter 1?
(a) What his last name is.
(b) How far away their home is.
(c) Who Crooks is.
(d) Whether there will be different colors of rabbits.

5. What does George promise to get Lennie in Chapter 1?
(a) A book.
(b) A pencil.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A house.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 1, what does George tell Lennie to do if he gets into trouble?

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

3. Why does George want to wait until the morning to get to the ranch in Chapter 1?

4. In Chapter 2, what does George say he will find out?

5. Who is capable of driving 20 mules with a single line?

(see the answer key)

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