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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. When did Lennie start traveling with George?

2. How long does George think that it will take him to raise the money for his and Lennie's place?

3. What did George and Lennie do as soon as it was dark on the day Lennie scared a woman?

4. Why did Lennie and George get run out of the last town they worked in prior to Chapter 1?

5. What is the river that runs through the story's setting?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the ranch's bunkhouse look like?

3. What disturbs George when he looks at his bed's box shelf?

4. Why is Lennie not smart, according to George when he talks to the boss?

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

6. What does George say in response to the boss' suspicion about why he answers for Lennie?

7. Describe the character of George in the first scene of the novel.

8. How does Candy describe the boss at the ranch?

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

10. What does Lennie have in his pocket in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Crooks is an interesting character who keeps to himself and even has his own room. But while this seems like a privilege, we find out that it's because he's black. When you see the interaction between Crooks and the other workers, does it seem as though they would have a problem with his race? Why or why not? Does this group seem as though they could all live together? Why or why not? Why do you think Steinbeck kept everyone living separately?

Essay Topic 2

Once Lennie and George share their dream with the others, other men on the farm ask if they can come along and work for them. In a sense, these men will never be "free" in that situation, so how does living with Lennie and George become a better plan for them? How will these men benefit from the arrangement? How would Lennie and George benefit?

Essay Topic 3

George and Lennie have been talking about their dream for a while when George finally realizes that it could actually come true. But in the end, it doesn't. Do you think that their dream was ever going to come true? Do you think that George ever really believed it would come true? Why or why not?

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