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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 Curley's wife tell Lennie in Chapter 4?

2. Where is someone shot Chapter 6?

3. Candy says that they should do what with Lennie?

4. What does Curley's wife want Lennie to touch in Chapter 5?

5. To whom did George forbid Lennie to talk to?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the rabbit image say to Lennie in Chapter 6?

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

4. What does George think the men should do about Lennie, after they discover what he did to Curley's wife?

5. What happens when Lennie comes to visit Crooks in Chapter 4?

6. Has George ever been mad at Lennie, according to George's words?

7. What story does Lennie make George repeat to him while they sit together in the brush in the final chapter?

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

9. What has happened to the puppy that Lennie talks to in Chapter 5?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Lennie kills Curley's wife, he immediately realizes that he has done something wrong. In many legal defenses, that would be proof enough that someone could be tried for a crime, even if they were also mentally challenged. That said, how do you think Lennie would do if he were on trial for this murder? Would he be convicted? Why or why not? What could a lawyer present in his defense?

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 speaks for Lennie when the boss first meets them. Why do you think George does this? What do you think the boss thinks about George speaking for Lennie all the time? Is there another way that George might be able to handle Lennie in these situations?

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