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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Curley's wife try to flirt in Chapter 4?
(a) Candy.
(b) Curley.
(c) The boss.
(d) Lennie.

2. What does George assure Lennie in Chapter 6?
(a) That he is going to leave him.
(b) That he has never been mad at him.
(c) That he is going to shoot him.
(d) That he is upset with him.

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

4. What does Lennie do at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Shoot himself.
(b) Finds a can of beans.
(c) Kneel down by the water to drink.
(d) Eat a meal.

5. How, according to Curley's wife, did a specific individual sabotage her success at her desired profession?
(a) By beating her.
(b) By steeling a letter from a man in the industry.
(c) By leave her.
(d) By Ground her.

6. Where does Lennie decide to go after his confrontation with Curley's wife?
(a) To tell Curley.
(b) To admit to the mistake.
(c) To hide in the brush.
(d) To try to revive her.

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

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

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

10. At the end of the book, where does George tell Lennie they are going?
(a) Back to the ranch.
(b) Over the river.
(c) To another ranch.
(d) To a place where everyone will be nice to them.

11. Who yells at Curley for talking about George and Lennie's plan?
(a) Slim.
(b) Carlson.
(c) George.
(d) Lennie.

12. Who walks in to talk with Crooks in Chapter 4?
(a) Whit.
(b) Lennie.
(c) Slim.
(d) George.

13. What does Lennie tell Crooks in Chapter 4?
(a) That he has liked Crooks for a long time.
(b) That he is special.
(c) That everyone else went into town.
(d) That he is the hardest worker.

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

15. Why did Curley's wife say she married Curley?
(a) For his soft hands.
(b) For a fresh start.
(c) To get out of her mother's house.
(d) For his money.

Short Answer Questions

1. As two individuals watch George being led away at the end of the book, what are they wondering?

2. Where is someone shot Chapter 6?

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

4. What does the second image tell Lennie he is?

5. What does Lennie pick up before he runs away from the barn in Chapter 5?

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