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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 did Lennie do after jumping into a river once?

2. How does Candy describe the boss?

3. What did George used to do to Lennie?

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

5. What is George doing throughout the scene in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens when Carlson complains about the smell of Candy's dog?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the area of Soledad, California.

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

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

Carlson seems to have a lot of trouble with the smell of Candy's dog, asking nearly everyone to convince Candy to shoot the dog. Why do you think that Carlson is so fixated on this dog? What other ways could Candy have dealt with the situation? What does it say about Candy that he allows someone else to shoot his dog?

Essay Topic 3

George and Lennie talk constantly about having a place of their own. Besides getting out of having to work for other people, what other reasons do you think they have for owning their own place? What makes this the dream they come back to again and again when they are upset? What would this new place do for them?

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