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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 is referred to as 'jail bait all set on the trigger'?
(a) Curley's wife.
(b) Anna.
(c) Susy.
(d) Clara.

3. Who has been playing horseshoes with Crooks in Chapter 3?
(a) Slim.
(b) Curley.
(c) Candy.
(d) Carlson.

4. How many bunks are inside the bunkhouse?
(a) Six.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Eight.

5. Where does Lennie say he should live?
(a) In Weed.
(b) Away from the ranch.
(c) In the city.
(d) In the hills by himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Aunt Clara stop giving Lennie mice?

2. What does Curley want to know from George in Chapter 2?

3. Who has George known since childhood?

4. Where were George and Lennie working before Chapter 1?

5. Who is not bright, but is a good worker?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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