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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Curley's wife wears what when she enters the bunkhouse in Chapter 2?
(a) A wool coat.
(b) A negligee.
(c) A lot of makeup and red fingernails.
(d) A pair of boots.

2. In Chapter 2, what does George say the driver made them do?
(a) Walk 10 miles.
(b) End up at the wrong place.
(c) Pay the driver.
(d) Drive the bus themselves.

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

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

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

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

7. Where does Lennie say he should live?
(a) Away from the ranch.
(b) In the hills by himself.
(c) In Weed.
(d) In the city.

8. How long does George think that it will take him to raise the money for his and Lennie's place?
(a) Too long.
(b) Six months.
(c) A year.
(d) Another month.

9. Who told Lennie not to pet the puppies too much?
(a) Candy.
(b) Slim.
(c) Curly.
(d) Whit.

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

11. Whose dog gave birth to nine puppies?
(a) Curley.
(b) Slim.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Candy.

12. What does Lennie ask George while they are eating near their fire in Chapter 1?
(a) What his last name is.
(b) Who Crooks is.
(c) How far away their home is.
(d) Whether there will be different colors of rabbits.

13. Whose dog is the one that smells?
(a) Slim's.
(b) The boss'
(c) Carlson's.
(d) Candy's.

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

15. How many bunks are inside the bunkhouse?
(a) Eight.
(b) Six.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does George confide in about what happened in Weed?

2. Where are George and Lennie going to work in Chapter 1?

3. What is the river that runs through the story's setting?

4. What did George do to make Lennie let go of a woman he was holding?

5. What did George used to do to Lennie?

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