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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who has George known since childhood?
(a) Carlson.
(b) Candy.
(c) Lennie.
(d) Slim.

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

3. In Chapter 3, who repeats the comment that Lennie is not bright, but is a good worker?
(a) Candy.
(b) Slim.
(c) Curley.
(d) Carlson.

4. What does Curley's wife call the men in Crooks' room?
(a) Sexy hunks.
(b) Silly goats.
(c) Bindle bums.
(d) Lazy bums.

5. What did the previous occupant of George's bed in the bunkhouse keep at his bedside?
(a) A rag.
(b) Bug poison.
(c) An iron rod.
(d) A coffee cup.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened in Weed?

2. Who told Lennie not to pet the puppies too much?

3. Why did George and Lennie have to walk so far?

4. What does George tell Lennie he is glad of in Chapter 2?

5. Why is Lennie not smart, according to George?

(see the answer key)

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