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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is a stocky man who wears blue jeans and a flannel shirt?
(a) Lennie.
(b) The boss.
(c) George.
(d) Carlson.

2. How did Lennie scare a girl in the last town he worked in prior to the beginning of the book?
(a) By stalking her.
(b) By screaming at her.
(c) By holding on to her dress.
(d) By killing her.

3. Whose dog is the one that smells?
(a) Carlson's.
(b) Slim's.
(c) The boss'
(d) Candy's.

4. Who kills the dog that stinks?
(a) Slim.
(b) Carlson.
(c) Candy.
(d) Curley.

5. Who is the old man in the bunkhouse in Chapter 2?
(a) Scary.
(b) Curly
(c) Carlson
(d) Candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does George take away what Lennie is holding in Chapter 1?

2. What happened in Weed?

3. What did George used to do to Lennie?

4. Who hopes George and Lennie are placed on his barley bucking team?

5. Where did Lennie and George have to hide after Lennie scared a girl?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the men say about Curley's wife?

2. Why does Curley wear a glove on his left hand?

3. What does George say to Slim in confidence in Chapter 3?

4. What does Lennie do when he brings the puppy back to the bunkhouse? What does George do?

5. Why does the boss become suspicious of George's story as to why he and Lennie are late to start their new jobs?

6. What does Candy say to them when Lennie and George first arrive at the ranch?

7. How does George describe the piece of property that he and Lennie are planning to buy someday?

8. What does George say in response to the boss' suspicion about why he answers for Lennie?

9. What does the boss look like?

10. What disturbs George when he looks at his bed's box shelf?

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