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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. How, according to Curley's wife, did a specific individual sabotage her success at her desired profession?

2. What horrible does Curley's wife say she can do to Crooks?

3. What does George tell Lennie to do in Chapter 6?

4. Who does Curley's wife accuse of sabotaging her from attaining her desired profession?

5. What does the first image Lennie saw in Chapter 6 think will happen if Lennie gets rabbits?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

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

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

9. Describe Curley's wife.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Lennie is absolutely fascinated by rabbits. He wants to have them as pets at the place where George and he will live. Why do you think that rabbits are so fascinating to Lennie? And for that matter, why is Lennie so fascinated with animals in general? What characteristics do animals and Lennie share?

Essay Topic 3

When Curley attacks Lennie, Lennie doesn't defend himself, even though he is much bigger and stronger. This seems a contradiction as Lennie does appear to have violent tendencies. Why do you think the Lennie didn't defend himself? Should he have fought back? Why or why not? And why did Lennie eventually break Curley's hand?

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