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

2. Whose dog is the one that smells?
(a) Candy's.
(b) Carlson's.
(c) The boss'
(d) Slim's.

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

4. How does Candy describe the boss?
(a) Inexperienced.
(b) A drunk.
(c) A nice man, but he has a temper.
(d) An absent boss.

5. Who is not bright, but is a good worker?
(a) Candy.
(b) Curly.
(c) Lennie.
(d) George.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who kills the dog that stinks?

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

3. Who returns to the bunkhouse at dusk in Chapter 3?

4. Who used to be a good boxer?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does George respond when the boss asks them why they were late getting to their job in Chapter 2?

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

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

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

10. Who has been playing cards with Crooks, the old black ranch hand?

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