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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. Who walks out of the brush in the beginning of Chapter 6?
(a) Curley.
(b) Candy.
(c) Slim.
(d) Lennie.

2. Who yells at Curley for talking about George and Lennie's plan?
(a) Slim.
(b) Lennie.
(c) George.
(d) Carlson.

3. Of what is Lennie afraid?
(a) That he will never be able to tend to rabbits.
(b) That Candy will kill him.
(c) That the boss will fire him.
(d) That Curley's wife will find out.

4. Why is Crooks excited to have Lennie in his room?
(a) He never gets to talk to anyone.
(b) He thinks Lennie is smarter than he looks.
(c) He likes Lennie.
(d) He wants to talk about George.

5. Whose gun does George have in Chapter 6?
(a) Candy's.
(b) Carlson's.
(c) Curley's.
(d) His own.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the other men run into the clearing in Chapter 6?

2. What does Crooks say about migrant workers who want to own a ranch?

3. Who enters the room and compliments Crooks on its appearance in Chapter 4?

4. Who runs into the barn looking for Lennie at the end of Chapter 5?

5. What does George tell Lennie to do in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Candy say they should do about Lennie, after they discover what happened to Curley's wife?

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

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

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

7. What does George think the men should do about Lennie, after they discover what he did to Curley's wife?

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

9. What was Crooks doing in the beginning of Chapter 4, before Lennie entered, and then again at the end of the chapter when he is alone again?

10. At the end of the book, what does George say happened to Lennie?

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