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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who assures Lennie he can build hutches for rabbits?
(a) Curley.
(b) Candy.
(c) Carlson.
(d) George.

2. What does Lennie carry in his pocket?
(a) A hammer.
(b) A picture of his mother.
(c) Money.
(d) A dead mouse.

3. Who is the boss' son?
(a) Lennie.
(b) Candy.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Curley.

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

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

6. Who is referred to as 'jail bait all set on the trigger'?
(a) Curley's wife.
(b) Susy.
(c) Anna.
(d) Clara.

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

8. Why did George and Lennie have to walk so far?
(a) They wanted to.
(b) The bus driver dropped them off at the wrong place.
(c) They got lost.
(d) They decided to take the scenic route.

9. What does George promise to get Lennie in Chapter 1?
(a) A house.
(b) A book.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A pencil.

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

11. What does Chapter 2 start off describing?
(a) George.
(b) Lennie.
(c) Weed.
(d) The ranch's bunkhouse.

12. In Chapter 2, why has Curley been worse in the last few weeks?
(a) He got married.
(b) He doesn't like the other workers.
(c) He has gotten in trouble with the boss.
(d) He hasn't been worse.

13. What did George used to do to Lennie?
(a) Call him a different name.
(b) Play jokes on him.
(c) Trip him when they were walking.
(d) Beat him up.

14. Why does Curley hate big men?
(a) Because he is big, too.
(b) Because he had a bad experience.
(c) Because he is small.
(d) He doesn't.

15. What is the setting of the story?
(a) Santa Diaz, California.
(b) Salinas, California.
(c) Weed, Arizona.
(d) San Diego, California.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how much does George think he can buy a place?

2. How did Lennie scare a girl in the last town he worked in prior to the beginning of the book?

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

4. Who is a stocky man who wears blue jeans and a flannel shirt?

5. What is George doing throughout the scene in Chapter 2?

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