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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 is George doing throughout the scene in Chapter 2?

2. Who invites George to the whorehouse?

3. What is Lennie doing when he comes into the bunkhouse in Chapter 3?

4. What does Curley have on his left hand?

5. What does Lennie always talk about?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How could Lennie's mental state be described?

8. What does the boss look like?

9. Describe the area of Soledad, California.

10. Why does the boss become suspicious of George's story as to why he and Lennie are late to start their new jobs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

George seems to be a very careful person, someone who is concerned about cleanliness and appearances. Why do you think George is this way? What purpose does this cleanliness serve to George and to Lennie? Is there an ulterior motive for George or is it something that might be a mental defect for him as well? Explain each of your answers.

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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