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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. How much work can Lennie generally accomplish?

2. Who is a stocky man who wears blue jeans and a flannel shirt?

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

4. Which man in Chapter 1 is huge and pale?

5. What did George do to make Lennie let go of a woman he was holding?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does George say to Slim in confidence in Chapter 3?

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

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

4. Why does Curley wear a glove on his left hand?

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

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

7. What happens when Slim comments on the relationship between George and Lennie?

8. What happened at the ranch in Weed while George and Lennie worked there?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

George used to play jokes on Lennie but not anymore after one incident in which Lennie nearly drowned. That said, why do you think George played tricks on Lennie in the first place? There are several possible reasons, so explain each in terms of how George may have benefited from the trick.

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

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?

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