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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did George and Lennie hide when they left Weed?
(a) In an old barn.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In the river.
(d) In an irrigation ditch.

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

3. Who has been playing horseshoes with Crooks in Chapter 3?
(a) Candy.
(b) Slim.
(c) Curley.
(d) Carlson.

4. What is the river that runs through the story's setting?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) Rio Grande.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Salinas.

5. What does Curley's wife tell Lennie in Chapter 4?
(a) She is glad he beat up Curley.
(b) She wants to meet him later.
(c) She wants him to run away.
(d) She thinks he's attractive.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much work can Lennie generally accomplish?

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

3. Where does Lennie decide to go after his confrontation with Curley's wife?

4. In Chapter 3, who repeats the comment that Lennie is not bright, but is a good worker?

5. What is Crooks doing at the beginning and end of Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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