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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 George repeat to Lennie?

2. Where is the individual who takes George away at the end of the book taking George?

3. As two individuals watch George being led away at the end of the book, what are they wondering?

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

5. Who is sitting in his room at the beginning of Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Crooks talk about when Lennie continues to bring up the rabbits in Chapter 4?

3. What does Curley's wife share with Lennie in the barn?

4. When Crooks tells Curley's wife to leave his room, what happens?

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

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

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

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

9. What does Lennie do after his confrontation with Curley's wife?

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

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 a man who appears to be very strong but also mentally disabled. This affliction affects his ability to make decisions and to understand when he is causing someone pain. At the same time, he is also able to remember the story of the plans George and he have for a ranch of their own. Does this ability to recall these kinds of details show that Lennie may not be as mentally challenged as one might think? Why or why not? What other proof is there that Lennie is smarter than he lets on?

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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