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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does George warn Lennie will make him sick?
(a) The water.
(b) The food.
(c) The sun.
(d) The weather.

2. What is George doing throughout the scene in Chapter 2?
(a) Singing.
(b) Working.
(c) Humming.
(d) Playing solitaire.

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

4. Who hopes George and Lennie are placed on his barley bucking team?
(a) Candy.
(b) Carlson.
(c) Curley.
(d) Slim.

5. What is Lennie holding as he walks in Chapter 1?
(a) Money.
(b) A game.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A magazine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lennie carry in his pocket?

2. Who is a stocky man who wears blue jeans and a flannel shirt?

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

4. What did the previous occupant of George's bed in the bunkhouse keep at his bedside?

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

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