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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. To whom did George forbid Lennie to talk to?
(a) Curley.
(b) Whit.
(c) Curley's wife.
(d) Carlson.

2. What happens when Curley's wife says something horrible that she can have done to Crooks?
(a) Crooks backs down.
(b) Crooks hits her.
(c) Lennie hits her.
(d) Crooks runs away.

3. What does Lennie ask he object(s) he is starting at in the barn at the beginning of Chapter 5?
(a) How strong they are.
(b) What's so special about them.
(c) What happened to it.
(d) Why it died.

4. What does Lennie first imagine he sees in Chapter 6?
(a) An image of Slim.
(b) An image of a bunny.
(c) An image of Aunt Clara.
(d) An image of George.

5. What does George do after assuring Lennie of something in Chapter 6?
(a) Shoots himself.
(b) Shoots Candy.
(c) Shoots Lennie.
(d) Shoots Curley.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does George lie in Chapter 6?

2. Why are Lennie and George different than other guys, according to George?

3. What does Lennie pick up before he runs away from the barn in Chapter 5?

4. What did Curley's wife ask Lennie if he has ever touched?

5. Who wants to kill Lennie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the rabbit image say to Lennie in Chapter 6?

2. What does Crooks say to Lennie in Chapter 4 to upset him?

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

4. Who does Curley's wife insult when she walks into Crooks' room?

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

6. What story does Lennie make George repeat to him while they sit together in the brush in the final chapter?

7. Describe Curley's wife.

8. Where does Crooks, the black ranch hand, live on the ranch?

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

10. Why does Crooks live in a separate space than the rest of the men?

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