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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. Where does Lennie decide to go after his confrontation with Curley's wife?
2. Who takes George away at the end of the book?
3. What does Crooks say about migrant workers who want to own a ranch?
4. Who insults Lennie, Crooks, and Candy in Chapter 4?
5. What horrible does Curley's wife say she can do to Crooks?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens when Lennie realizes that George will figure it out that Lennie has killed the puppy?
2. Where does Crooks, the black ranch hand, live on the ranch?
3. What does George pull out of his pocket in Chapter 6, while sitting with Lennie?
4. Lennie cries out George's name while hiding in the brush in Chapter 6. What is George's response?
5. What happens when Curley's wife offers to let Lennie stroke her soft hair?
6. What story does Crooks share with Lennie in Chapter 4?
7. What does Crooks say to Lennie in Chapter 4 to upset him?
8. What does Lennie do after he comes out of the brush from hiding, after his confrontation with Curley's Wife?
9. What does Curley's wife share with Lennie in the barn?
10. What does Candy do when he comes into Crooks' room for a visit?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
George doesn't want Curley to shoot Lennie, even though he's done a horrific thing. Why do you think George wants to keep Lennie alive? Does it seem that George blames Lennie for what he has done or do you think he believes it's Curley's wife's fault? Why or why not? This act of stopping Lennie from being killed seems merciful, but is it? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 2
George used to play jokes on Lennie but not anymore after one incident in which Lennie nearly drowned. That said, why do you think George played tricks on Lennie in the first place? There are several possible reasons, so explain each in terms of how George may have benefited from the trick.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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