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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 the first image Lennie saw in Chapter 6 think will happen if Lennie gets rabbits?

2. Who walks out of the brush in the beginning of Chapter 6?

3. What does George repeat to Lennie?

4. What is Crooks doing at the beginning and end of Chapter 4?

5. What does George assure Lennie in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does George say when Lennie asks if he will leave him in Chapter 6?

2. Who does Curley's wife insult when she walks into Crooks' room?

3. What does George pull out of his pocket in Chapter 6, while sitting with Lennie?

4. What does George ask of Curley after they have discovered what has happened?

5. Lennie cries out George's name while hiding in the brush in Chapter 6. What is George's response?

6. At the end of the book, what does George say happened to Lennie?

7. Where does Crooks, the black ranch hand, live on the ranch?

8. What story does Crooks share with Lennie in Chapter 4?

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 Candy say they should do about Lennie, after they discover what happened to Curley's wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When George kills Lennie, it's a shock to some readers. After all of George's devotion and loyalty, this seems like a final act of betrayal. Why do you think George killed Lennie? Do you think this killing was the right thing to do? Why did George lie about what happened with Lennie? What do you think happens to George after the book ends?

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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