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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 will Lennie do when he lives in a house with George?
(a) Grow corn.
(b) Clean and cook.
(c) He will raise sheep.
(d) Take care of rabbits.

2. Who says he prefers prostitutes because he knows upfront how much it's going to cost him?
(a) Curley.
(b) Candy.
(c) George.
(d) Carlson.

3. In Chapter 2, why has Curley been worse in the last few weeks?
(a) He doesn't like the other workers.
(b) He got married.
(c) He hasn't been worse.
(d) He has gotten in trouble with the boss.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills the dog that stinks?

2. What did George used to do to Lennie?

3. Who hopes George and Lennie are placed on his barley bucking team?

4. What did George once do to impress a bunch of men?

5. What did George and Lennie do as soon as it was dark on the day Lennie scared a woman?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the area of Soledad, California.

5. What happens when Carlson complains about the smell of Candy's dog?

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

7. Why is Lennie not smart, according to George when he talks to the boss?

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

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

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

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