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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Curley's wife says something horrible that she can have done to Crooks?
(a) Crooks hits her.
(b) Crooks backs down.
(c) Lennie hits her.
(d) Crooks runs away.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. About what time is it at the beginning of Chapter 2?

2. Why does George want to wait until the morning to get to the ranch in Chapter 1?

3. What does Crooks talk about again and again?

4. What is hanging right above the bunks in Chapter 2?

5. What did George do to make Lennie let go of a woman he was holding?

(see the answer key)

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