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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did George forbid Lennie to talk to?
(a) Whit.
(b) Curley.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Curley's wife.

2. What is Curley's wife wearing when she enters the barn in Chapter 5?
(a) Overalls.
(b) A red dress.
(c) Nothing.
(d) A bright dress and makeup.

3. Who does Curley's wife accuse of sabotaging her from attaining her desired profession?
(a) Her best friend.
(b) Curley.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Slim.

4. What does Lennie tell Curley's wife happened to the object(s) Lennie had been staring at in the barn at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) He doesn't know where they went.
(b) He has no idea.
(c) He accidentally smacked it.
(d) He is not to blame.

5. As two individuals watch George being led away at the end of the book, what are they wondering?
(a) What he is going to do with Lennie's body
(b) Why he and Slim are so upset.
(c) Where he is going to work now.
(d) Where he is going.

6. What does Crooks hate about being on the ranch?
(a) He has too much work to do.
(b) No one gives him a raise.
(c) No one listens to him.
(d) No one knows his name.

7. What do George and the other men decide to do with Lennie after his confrontation with Curley's wife?
(a) To lynch him.
(b) To have him locked up.
(c) To give him a puppy.
(d) To give him a dress.

8. Who enters the room and compliments Crooks on its appearance in Chapter 4?
(a) George.
(b) Slim.
(c) Candy.
(d) Whit.

9. What does Curley's wife want Lennie to touch in Chapter 5?
(a) Her legs.
(b) Her hair.
(c) Her hands.
(d) Her arm.

10. Who does Crooks try to get out of his room in Chapter 4?
(a) Candy.
(b) George.
(c) Lennie.
(d) Curley's wife.

11. What does Lennie interrupt Curley's wife in Chapter 5 to talk about?
(a) Slim.
(b) George.
(c) Weed.
(d) Rabbits.

12. What happens when Curley's wife says something horrible that she can have done to Crooks?
(a) Crooks hits her.
(b) Crooks backs down.
(c) Crooks runs away.
(d) Lennie hits her.

13. Where does Lennie hide the objective he is staring at in the barn at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) In his pockets.
(b) In the house.
(c) In the hay.
(d) In the bunk.

14. How often is Crooks at the ranch?
(a) He is a migrant worker.
(b) He is a permanent worker.
(c) He works just a day or two a week.
(d) He comes in once a month.

15. What does Lennie talk about again and again?
(a) Cats.
(b) Puppies.
(c) Rabbits.
(d) Weed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Lennie afraid?

2. What does Lennie do as George talks to him near the river in Chapter 6?

3. Who walks in to talk with Crooks in Chapter 4?

4. What does George lie about at the end of the book?

5. Why does Lennie go to Crooks' room?

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