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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. What does George promise to get Lennie in Chapter 1?
(a) A pencil.
(b) A house.
(c) A puppy.
(d) A book.

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

3. Curley's wife wears what when she enters the bunkhouse in Chapter 2?
(a) A lot of makeup and red fingernails.
(b) A wool coat.
(c) A pair of boots.
(d) A negligee.

4. Who does George confide in about what happened in Weed?
(a) Slim.
(b) The boss.
(c) Curley's wife.
(d) Candy.

5. Who is capable of driving 20 mules with a single line?
(a) Curley.
(b) Slim.
(c) George.
(d) Candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Curley think is having an affair with his wife?

2. How did Lennie scare a girl in the last town he worked in prior to the beginning of the book?

3. Where are George and Lennie going to work in Chapter 1?

4. Whose dog gave birth to nine puppies?

5. Why does Curley hate big men?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the boss look like?

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

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

5. What does Lennie have in his pocket in Chapter 1?

6. What does Slim say about Lennie when they return to the bunkhouse in Chapter 3?

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

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

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

10. Describe the area of Soledad, California.

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