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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. Why does Lennie need to hide the objective he's been staring at in the beginning of Chapter 5?

2. What does Curley's wife tell Lennie in Chapter 4?

3. What is Lennie sitting in the barn looking at when Chapter 5 begins?

4. To whom does George lie in Chapter 6?

5. What is the second thing Lennie imagines he sees in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Crooks live in a separate space than the rest of the men?

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

3. What does Lennie do after he comes out of the brush from hiding, after his confrontation with Curley's Wife?

4. What happens when Curley's wife offers to let Lennie stroke her soft hair?

5. What happens when Lennie realizes that George will figure it out that Lennie has killed the puppy?

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

7. What does Crooks say to Lennie in Chapter 4 to upset him?

8. Why did Curley's wife even marry Curley in the first place?

9. What does Candy do when he comes into Crooks' room for a visit?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The incident in Weed resulted in Lennie and George having to leave, but why didn't they fight back and tell the truth about what happened? Why didn't they let the others know that Lennie didn't try to rape her? Why did they simply choose to run away? Was this the best choice for them?

Essay Topic 2

George seems to be a very careful person, someone who is concerned about cleanliness and appearances. Why do you think George is this way? What purpose does this cleanliness serve to George and to Lennie? Is there an ulterior motive for George or is it something that might be a mental defect for him as well? Explain each of your answers.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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