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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who has George known since childhood?
(a) Candy.
(b) Slim.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Lennie.
2. What does Lennie ask George while they are eating near their fire in Chapter 1?
(a) Who Crooks is.
(b) What his last name is.
(c) Whether there will be different colors of rabbits.
(d) How far away their home is.
3. Who invites George to the whorehouse?
(a) Candy.
(b) Whit.
(c) Curley.
(d) Carlson.
4. What did George do to make Lennie let go of a woman he was holding?
(a) Told their boss.
(b) Hit him over the head with a fence picket.
(c) Yelled at him.
(d) Nothing.
5. For how much does George think he can buy a place?
(a) $100.
(b) $20.
(c) $600.
(d) $750.
6. Why did Aunt Clara stop giving Lennie mice?
(a) Because she died.
(b) Because he kept killing them.
(c) Because she got sick.
(d) Because she ran out.
7. Who does George confide in about what happened in Weed?
(a) The boss.
(b) Candy.
(c) Slim.
(d) Curley's wife.
8. How did Lennie scare a girl in the last town he worked in prior to the beginning of the book?
(a) By holding on to her dress.
(b) By screaming at her.
(c) By stalking her.
(d) By killing her.
9. Where did George and Lennie hide when they left Weed?
(a) In an irrigation ditch.
(b) In a cave.
(c) In an old barn.
(d) In the river.
10. What does Curley have on his left hand?
(a) A glove.
(b) A tattoo.
(c) A rubber band.
(d) A bracelet.
11. Who used to sleep in George's bed in the bunkhouse?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) An actor.
(c) An animal lover.
(d) A doctor.
12. Where does Lennie say he should live?
(a) In the city.
(b) Away from the ranch.
(c) In Weed.
(d) In the hills by himself.
13. Who used to be a good boxer?
(a) Slim.
(b) Candy.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Curley.
14. Who is a stocky man who wears blue jeans and a flannel shirt?
(a) Lennie.
(b) Carlson.
(c) George.
(d) The boss.
15. Why does Curley hate big men?
(a) Because he is small.
(b) He doesn't.
(c) Because he had a bad experience.
(d) Because he is big, too.
Short Answer Questions
1. What is the setting of the story?
2. What did the previous occupant of George's bed in the bunkhouse keep at his bedside?
3. How long does George think that it will take him to raise the money for his and Lennie's place?
4. Who fights with Lennie at the end of Chapter 3?
5. Who assures Lennie he can build hutches for rabbits?
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