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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. Why did Aunt Clara stop giving Lennie mice?
(a) Because she got sick.
(b) Because he kept killing them.
(c) Because she ran out.
(d) Because she died.

2. Who is the boss' son?
(a) Lennie.
(b) Curley.
(c) Candy.
(d) Carlson.

3. What does George tell Lennie he is glad of in Chapter 2?
(a) They're alone.
(b) They're at the ranch.
(c) They're brothers.
(d) They're not cousins.

4. What did George used to do to Lennie?
(a) Beat him up.
(b) Trip him when they were walking.
(c) Play jokes on him.
(d) Call him a different name.

5. Why is Lennie not smart, according to George?
(a) He doesn't care what people think.
(b) He plays stupid.
(c) He got kicked in the head by a horse.
(d) He was born that way.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who fights with Lennie at the end of Chapter 3?

2. When did Lennie start traveling with George?

3. What does George promise to get Lennie in Chapter 1?

4. Who is called a 'tart'?

5. What will Lennie do when he lives in a house with George?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Slim comments on the relationship between George and Lennie?

3. How does Candy describe the boss at the ranch?

4. Describe the area of Soledad, California.

5. What does George tell Lennie about the water in Chapter 1?

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

7. How could Lennie's mental state be described?

8. Who has been playing cards with Crooks, the old black ranch hand?

9. Why don't George and Lennie go to the ranch the first night?

10. What does the ranch's bunkhouse look like?

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