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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is Lennie afraid in Chapter 6?
(a) That he won't have enough money.
(b) That he won't ever see Curley's wife again.
(c) That George is going to be angry.
(d) That he's lost.

2. Whose gun does George have in Chapter 6?
(a) Curley's.
(b) Candy's.
(c) His own.
(d) Carlson's.

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

4. Who watches George and the individual leading him away at the end of the book?
(a) Slim and Candy.
(b) Curley and Carlson.
(c) Curley and Candy.
(d) Slim and Curley.

5. What did Crooks' father once own?
(a) An oil field.
(b) A plantation.
(c) A farm.
(d) A chicken ranch.

6. What does Crooks talk about again and again?
(a) About whorehouses.
(b) About being lonely.
(c) About sports.
(d) About being on the ranch.

7. What does Crooks do when Candy comes into his room at the end of Chapter 4?
(a) Gives him tea.
(b) Pretends to be angry.
(c) Hits him.
(d) Ignores him.

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

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

10. What does George lie about at the end of the book?
(a) Who had Carlson's gun.
(b) Who killed Curley's wife.
(c) Who shot Lennie.
(d) Where they will go next.

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

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

13. Why do the other men run into the clearing in Chapter 6?
(a) They see Lennie.
(b) They hear the gunshot.
(c) They see George.
(d) Curley tells them to.

14. What does Lennie first imagine he sees in Chapter 6?
(a) An image of a bunny.
(b) An image of Slim.
(c) An image of George.
(d) An image of Aunt Clara.

15. What happens to Curley's wife in Chapter 5?
(a) Curley's wife slaps Lennie
(b) Curley's wife calls Lennie a fool.
(c) Lennie breaks her neck.
(d) She screams and runs away.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who takes George away at the end of the book?

2. What does Crooks continue to criticize in Chapter 4?

3. What does Lennie do at the beginning of Chapter 6?

4. Who walks out of the brush in the beginning of Chapter 6?

5. What does Lennie talk about again and again?

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