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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lennie want to get to the ranch that evening in the first chapter?
(a) To meet his boss.
(b) To eat.
(c) To get cleaned up.
(d) To sleep.

2. Where are George and Lennie going to work in Chapter 1?
(a) At an office.
(b) At a factory.
(c) At their uncle's home.
(d) On a ranch.

3. What does George tell Lennie not to do with the boss?
(a) Laugh.
(b) Speak.
(c) Dance.
(d) Sing.

4. At the end of Chapter 1, what does George tell Lennie to do if he gets into trouble?
(a) To shoot himself.
(b) To beat up the boss.
(c) To tell George.
(d) To run to this place and hide in the brush.

5. At what does George want to sit and look at in Chapter 1?
(a) The animals.
(b) The water.
(c) The trees.
(d) The sky.

Short Answer Questions

1. What will Lennie do when he lives in a house with George?

2. Who is mentally disabled?

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

4. What is the setting of the story?

5. What do Lennie and George eat by the fire in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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