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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What will Lennie do when he lives in a house with George?
(a) He will raise sheep.
(b) Clean and cook.
(c) Grow corn.
(d) Take care of rabbits.

2. What is hanging right above the bunks in Chapter 2?
(a) The rules.
(b) Hooks.
(c) Pictures.
(d) Apple boxes.

3. Why did Aunt Clara stop giving Lennie mice?
(a) Because he kept killing them.
(b) Because she got sick.
(c) Because she ran out.
(d) Because she died.

4. What does Lennie carry in his pocket?
(a) A dead mouse.
(b) A picture of his mother.
(c) Money.
(d) A hammer.

5. In Chapter 2, what does George say the driver made them do?
(a) Walk 10 miles.
(b) Pay the driver.
(c) End up at the wrong place.
(d) Drive the bus themselves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did George and Lennie have to walk so far?

2. Curley's wife wears what when she enters the bunkhouse in Chapter 2?

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

4. Who is the old man in the bunkhouse in Chapter 2?

5. What does George tell Lennie not to do with the boss?

(see the answer key)

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