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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does George warn Lennie will make him sick?

2. Who has George known since childhood?

3. What does Chapter 2 start off describing?

4. Whose dog stinks?

5. Which man in Chapter 1 is small, dark, and quick?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Lennie and George work before this new job in Chapter 1?

2. As Lennie and George are walking along as the book begnins, what does George complain about?

3. What does George tell Lennie about the water in Chapter 1?

4. What happened when George tried to impress a bunch of men once in the past by making Lennie do something?

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

6. How does George describe the piece of property that he and Lennie are planning to buy someday?

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

8. How does George respond when the boss asks them why they were late getting to their job in Chapter 2?

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

10. What do the men say about Curley's wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Lennie is absolutely fascinated by rabbits. He wants to have them as pets at the place where George and he will live. Why do you think that rabbits are so fascinating to Lennie? And for that matter, why is Lennie so fascinated with animals in general? What characteristics do animals and Lennie share?

Essay Topic 2

When Curley attacks Lennie, Lennie doesn't defend himself, even though he is much bigger and stronger. This seems a contradiction as Lennie does appear to have violent tendencies. Why do you think the Lennie didn't defend himself? Should he have fought back? Why or why not? And why did Lennie eventually break Curley's hand?

Essay Topic 3

When George kills Lennie, it's a shock to some readers. After all of George's devotion and loyalty, this seems like a final act of betrayal. Why do you think George killed Lennie? Do you think this killing was the right thing to do? Why did George lie about what happened with Lennie? What do you think happens to George after the book ends?

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