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

2. Why does George want to wait until the morning to get to the ranch in Chapter 1?
(a) So it's not as hot.
(b) So they can see where they're going.
(c) So he can rest.
(d) So they can see a friend first.

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

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

5. What does George promise to get Lennie in Chapter 1?
(a) A house.
(b) A puppy.
(c) A pencil.
(d) A book.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Lennie say he should live?

3. What is George carrying for Lennie in Chapter 1?

4. At what does George want to sit and look at in Chapter 1?

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

(see the answer key)

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