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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Curley's wife wears what when she enters the bunkhouse in Chapter 2?
(a) A wool coat.
(b) A lot of makeup and red fingernails.
(c) A pair of boots.
(d) A negligee.

2. Which man in Chapter 1 is huge and pale?
(a) Carlson.
(b) Curly.
(c) Lennie.
(d) George.

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

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

5. 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 walk in a circle.
(d) To look around and remember the place they are sitting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the river that runs through the story's setting?

2. What does George promise to get Lennie in Chapter 1?

3. What does Lennie carry in his pocket?

4. Why does Curley hate big men?

5. Which man in Chapter 1 is small, dark, and quick?

(see the answer key)

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