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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does George say in his lie?
(a) That Lennie had Carlson's gun first.
(b) That Curley actually shot Lennie.
(c) That Lennie shot himself.
(d) That the boss was the one to suggest shooting Lennie.

2. Who walks out of the brush in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Lennie.
(b) Curley.
(c) Candy.
(d) Slim.

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

4. Who is sitting in his room at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Carlson.
(b) Crooks.
(c) Whit.
(d) Candy.

5. What causes Lennie to grab Curley's wife's hair?
(a) George tells him to.
(b) He loses his mind.
(c) She yells at him.
(d) There's a loud noise.

6. What does George do after assuring Lennie of something in Chapter 6?
(a) Shoots Lennie.
(b) Shoots himself.
(c) Shoots Curley.
(d) Shoots Candy.

7. What does the first image Lennie saw in Chapter 6 think will happen if Lennie gets rabbits?
(a) He will forget to feed them.
(b) He will forget to work.
(c) He will have too many.
(d) He will forget their names.

8. Why is Crooks excited to have Lennie in his room?
(a) He likes Lennie.
(b) He thinks Lennie is smarter than he looks.
(c) He wants to talk about George.
(d) He never gets to talk to anyone.

9. How does Lennie respond to the dead animal/person in Chapter 5?
(a) He doesn't react.
(b) He burns it.
(c) He laughs.
(d) He becomes angry.

10. What does Lennie pick up before he runs away from the barn in Chapter 5?
(a) Curley's wife's scarf.
(b) A mouse.
(c) A gun.
(d) A dead puppy.

11. What does Curley's wife say in Chapter 5 that she had wanted to do for a profession?
(a) Become a wife.
(b) Become a princess.
(c) Become a ranch owner.
(d) Become an actress.

12. Who insults Lennie, Crooks, and Candy in Chapter 4?
(a) Curley.
(b) Slim.
(c) Whit.
(d) Curley's wife.

13. What does Crooks say about migrant workers who want to own a ranch?
(a) It's a silly dream.
(b) It is boring to hear about.
(c) It always happens.
(d) It never happens.

14. Where is the individual who takes George away at the end of the book taking George?
(a) To a new ranch.
(b) To get a drink.
(c) To a whorehouse.
(d) Back to the bunkhouse.

15. What does Curley's wife tell Lennie in Chapter 4?
(a) She is glad he beat up Curley.
(b) She thinks he's attractive.
(c) She wants him to run away.
(d) She wants to meet him later.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the first to see what has happened, regarding the shooting at the end of the book?

2. Where does Crooks live?

3. Of what is Lennie afraid in Chapter 6?

4. What does George assure Lennie in Chapter 6?

5. In Chapter 5, who/what does Lennie blame for dying?

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