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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 used to sleep in George's bed in the bunkhouse?
(a) An animal lover.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A blacksmith.
(d) An actor.

2. What is Lennie holding as he walks in Chapter 1?
(a) Money.
(b) A game.
(c) A mouse.
(d) A magazine.

3. Who hopes George and Lennie are placed on his barley bucking team?
(a) Slim.
(b) Curley.
(c) Carlson.
(d) Candy.

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

5. Who assures Lennie he can build hutches for rabbits?
(a) Curley.
(b) George.
(c) Candy.
(d) Carlson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lennie say he should live?

2. Who is a stocky man who wears blue jeans and a flannel shirt?

3. How does Candy describe the boss?

4. What does Lennie always talk about?

5. What does George tell Lennie he is glad of in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the character of George in the first scene of the novel.

5. Describe the character of Lennie in the first scene of the novel.

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

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

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

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

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

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