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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 Lennie talk about again and again?
2. What does George repeat to Lennie?
3. Who tells George, "Never you mind. A guy got to sometimes"?
4. Who does Curley's wife accuse of sabotaging her from attaining her desired profession?
5. What does Lennie do at the beginning of Chapter 6?
Short Essay Questions
1. What story does Lennie make George repeat to him while they sit together in the brush in the final chapter?
2. What does George pull out of his pocket in Chapter 6, while sitting with Lennie?
3. Who is the first image that appears to Lennie as he is sitting in the brush in Chapter 6?
4. What does Candy say they should do about Lennie, after they discover what happened to Curley's wife?
5. Lennie cries out George's name while hiding in the brush in Chapter 6. What is George's response?
6. Why did Curley's wife even marry Curley in the first place?
7. What does George do with the gun in Chapter 6?
8. What does the rabbit image say to Lennie in Chapter 6?
9. What was Crooks doing in the beginning of Chapter 4, before Lennie entered, and then again at the end of the chapter when he is alone again?
10. What does George think the men should do about Lennie, after they discover what he did to Curley's wife?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
George tells Lennie where to hide in the brush if they should get into trouble, but he tells him this before they go to the new ranch. What does his mean in terms of Lennie's past? Why does George plan for their escape ahead of time? How many other times do you think Lennie has been in trouble before? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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.
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