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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 happened to Lennie when he did jumped into a river once?
(a) He nearly drowned.
(b) He found treasure.
(c) He got bitten by a shark.
(d) He swam away.

2. Who does Curley think is having an affair with his wife?
(a) Carlson.
(b) Lennie.
(c) Slim.
(d) George.

3. Where were George and Lennie working before Chapter 1?
(a) Waco.
(b) Waterford.
(c) Weed.
(d) Willits.

4. Who returns to the bunkhouse at dusk in Chapter 3?
(a) Candy.
(b) Slim and George.
(c) Lennie and Candy.
(d) Lennie and George.

5. Where did George and Lennie hide when they left Weed?
(a) In an old barn.
(b) In the river.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In an irrigation ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Lennie say he should live?

2. At what does George want to sit and look at in Chapter 1?

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

4. In Chapter 2, what does George say the driver made them do?

5. Who is mentally disabled?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does the boss look like?

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

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

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

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

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

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