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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 walk in a circle.
(c) To look around and remember the place they are sitting.
(d) To hide in the ground.

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

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

4. Where were George and Lennie working before Chapter 1?
(a) Waco.
(b) Willits.
(c) Weed.
(d) Waterford.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Lennie say he should live?

3. Why did Lennie and George get run out of the last town they worked in prior to Chapter 1?

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

5. What is the setting of the story?

(see the answer key)

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