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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Lennie always talk about?
(a) Florida.
(b) Cars.
(c) Ladies.
(d) Rabbits.

2. Which man in Chapter 1 is huge and pale?
(a) Curly.
(b) Lennie.
(c) George.
(d) Carlson.

3. Who used to sleep in George's bed in the bunkhouse?
(a) A blacksmith.
(b) An animal lover.
(c) A doctor.
(d) An actor.

4. Who is a stocky man who wears blue jeans and a flannel shirt?
(a) Carlson.
(b) Lennie.
(c) The boss.
(d) George.

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

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

7. What happened in Weed?
(a) Nothing.
(b) George hurt another worker.
(c) Lennie killed a dog.
(d) Lennie wanted to touch the red dress of a woman.

8. What proves the boss is not a not a laborer?
(a) The mistakes he makes.
(b) His high heeled boots.
(c) His ignorance.
(d) His smooth hands.

9. What does Slim call Lennie in Chapter 3?
(a) Crazy.
(b) Kind.
(c) Cuckoo.
(d) Silly.

10. What does George warn Lennie will make him sick?
(a) The water.
(b) The weather.
(c) The food.
(d) The sun.

11. What did the boss buy everyone at the ranch for Christmas?
(a) A new set of coveralls.
(b) An entire gallon of whiskey.
(c) A gift.
(d) A new pair of boots.

12. What do Lennie and George eat by the fire in Chapter 1?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Steak.
(c) Oats.
(d) A can of beans.

13. What does Curley have inside the objective on his left hand?
(a) Vaseline.
(b) Oils.
(c) Nail polish.
(d) Dirt.

14. Who fights with Lennie at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Slim.
(b) Whit.
(c) George.
(d) Curley.

15. When did Lennie start traveling with George?
(a) After Lennie's Aunt Clara died.
(b) After Aunt Clara told him to.
(c) After George asked him to.
(d) After Lennie asked to travel with him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what does George say he will find out?

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

3. Who does Curley think is having an affair with his wife?

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

5. Which man in Chapter 1 is small, dark, and quick?

(see the answer keys)

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