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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who says in Chapter 4 that he really doesn't want to work for Candy?
(a) Crooks.
(b) Whit.
(c) George.
(d) Slim.

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

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

4. What causes Lennie to panic around Curley's wife in Chapter 5?
(a) She screams.
(b) Slim walks in.
(c) Curley knocks on the door.
(d) George yells at him.

5. Where is someone shot Chapter 6?
(a) In the back.
(b) In the stomach.
(c) In the back of the head.
(d) In the face.

6. What horrible does Curley's wife say she can do to Crooks?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Have him strung from a tree.
(c) Kiss him.
(d) Flirt with him.

7. Who is said to look 'simple and pretty now' in Chapter 5?
(a) Clara.
(b) Susy.
(c) Curley's wife.
(d) Lennie.

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

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

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

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

12. What is Crooks doing at the beginning and end of Chapter 4?
(a) He is rubbing liniment on his back.
(b) He is playing solitaire.
(c) He is humming.
(d) He is trying to escape.

13. Where does Crooks live?
(a) In a small part of the harness room.
(b) In the bunkhouse.
(c) In a tent.
(d) In a shed.

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

15. Who are the men scared to talk to alone?
(a) Whit.
(b) Slim.
(c) Curley's wife.
(d) Carlson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lennie talk about again and again?

2. What happens when Curley's wife says something horrible that she can have done to Crooks?

3. To whom does George lie in Chapter 6?

4. Who tells George, "Never you mind. A guy got to sometimes"?

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

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