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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. At what does George want to sit and look at in Chapter 1?
(a) The water.
(b) The trees.
(c) The animals.
(d) The sky.

2. At the end of Chapter 1, what does George tell Lennie to do if he gets into trouble?
(a) To run to this place and hide in the brush.
(b) To beat up the boss.
(c) To shoot himself.
(d) To tell George.

3. What did the previous occupant of George's bed in the bunkhouse keep at his bedside?
(a) An iron rod.
(b) A coffee cup.
(c) A rag.
(d) Bug poison.

4. What did George once do to impress a bunch of men?
(a) Worked really hard.
(b) Showed off his biceps.
(c) Gave them gifts.
(d) Told Lennie to jump in the river.

5. What mountains are visible in the area in Chapter 1?
(a) Rocky.
(b) Gabilan.
(c) San Andreas.
(d) Santa Cruz.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the boss buy everyone at the ranch for Christmas?

2. What does Curley want to know from George in Chapter 2?

3. Whose dog is the one that smells?

4. What did George used to do to Lennie?

5. What does Curley have on his left hand?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did Lennie and George work before this new job in Chapter 1?

6. What happened at the ranch in Weed while George and Lennie worked there?

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

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

9. What happened when George tried to impress a bunch of men once in the past by making Lennie do something?

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

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