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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. With whom does Curley's wife try to flirt in Chapter 4?
(a) The boss.
(b) Candy.
(c) Curley.
(d) Lennie.

2. What is Lennie sitting in the barn looking at when Chapter 5 begins?
(a) A dead puppy.
(b) His hands.
(c) His boots.
(d) A mouse.

3. Who is said to look 'simple and pretty now' in Chapter 5?
(a) Lennie.
(b) Curley's wife.
(c) Clara.
(d) Susy.

4. How often is Crooks at the ranch?
(a) He comes in once a month.
(b) He is a permanent worker.
(c) He is a migrant worker.
(d) He works just a day or two a week.

5. What does Lennie pick up before he runs away from the barn in Chapter 5?
(a) A gun.
(b) A dead puppy.
(c) Curley's wife's scarf.
(d) A mouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lennie go to Crooks' room?

2. Who walks in to talk with Crooks in Chapter 4?

3. Why does Lennie get upset with Crooks in Chapter 4?

4. What is Curley's wife wearing when she enters the barn in Chapter 5?

5. Where is someone shot Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Lennie do after his confrontation with Curley's wife?

2. What does George say when Lennie asks if he will leave him in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

6. What happens when Lennie comes to visit Crooks in Chapter 4?

7. What does George do with the gun in Chapter 6?

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

9. Who is the first image that appears to Lennie as he is sitting in the brush in Chapter 6?

10. Describe Curley's wife.

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