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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Lennie and George get run out of the last town they worked in prior to Chapter 1?
(a) Because George stole something.
(b) Because they robbed a bank.
(c) Because Lennie scared a girl.
(d) Because they needed new work.

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

3. How does Candy describe the boss?
(a) Inexperienced.
(b) A drunk.
(c) An absent boss.
(d) A nice man, but he has a temper.

4. Who kills the dog that stinks?
(a) Candy.
(b) Slim.
(c) Curley.
(d) Carlson.

5. 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 decided to take the scenic route.
(d) They got lost.

6. What is hanging right above the bunks in Chapter 2?
(a) Apple boxes.
(b) Pictures.
(c) Hooks.
(d) The rules.

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

8. What did George do to make Lennie let go of a woman he was holding?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Told their boss.
(c) Hit him over the head with a fence picket.
(d) Yelled at him.

9. Who is the old man in the bunkhouse in Chapter 2?
(a) Scary.
(b) Curly
(c) Candy.
(d) Carlson

10. Who is capable of driving 20 mules with a single line?
(a) Curley.
(b) Candy.
(c) George.
(d) Slim.

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

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

13. Who invites George to the whorehouse?
(a) Curley.
(b) Carlson.
(c) Whit.
(d) Candy.

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

15. What does George tell Lennie not to do with the boss?
(a) Dance.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Speak.
(d) Sing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lennie ask George while they are eating near their fire in Chapter 1?

2. Where did George and Lennie hide when they left Weed?

3. At what does George want to sit and look at in Chapter 1?

4. What is Lennie holding as he walks in Chapter 1?

5. What did George and Lennie do as soon as it was dark on the day Lennie scared a woman?

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