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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 does Lennie tell Curley's wife happened to the object(s) Lennie had been staring at in the barn at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) He accidentally smacked it.
(b) He has no idea.
(c) He doesn't know where they went.
(d) He is not to blame.

2. Why does Lennie get upset with Crooks in Chapter 4?
(a) He doesn't give him a puppy.
(b) He punches him.
(c) He tricks him.
(d) He teases that George will not come back.

3. Who tells George, "Never you mind. A guy got to sometimes"?
(a) Slim.
(b) Candy.
(c) Curley.
(d) Whit.

4. What is Curley's wife wearing when she enters the barn in Chapter 5?
(a) A bright dress and makeup.
(b) A red dress.
(c) Overalls.
(d) Nothing.

5. What does Lennie do at the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Shoot himself.
(b) Eat a meal.
(c) Finds a can of beans.
(d) Kneel down by the water to drink.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lennie sitting in the barn looking at when Chapter 5 begins?

2. To whom did George forbid Lennie to talk to?

3. Candy says that they should do what with Lennie?

4. What does Crooks do when Candy comes into his room at the end of Chapter 4?

5. Who is sitting in his room at the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Curley's wife even marry Curley in the first place?

2. Has George ever been mad at Lennie, according to George's words?

3. Lennie cries out George's name while hiding in the brush in Chapter 6. What is George's response?

4. What does Candy do when he comes into Crooks' room for a visit?

5. What does Lennie do after he comes out of the brush from hiding, after his confrontation with Curley's Wife?

6. Describe Curley's wife.

7. What has happened to the puppy that Lennie talks to in Chapter 5?

8. What story does Crooks share with Lennie in Chapter 4?

9. What does George ask of Curley after they have discovered what has happened?

10. What does George pull out of his pocket in Chapter 6, while sitting with Lennie?

(see the answer keys)

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