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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 Lennie tell Curley's wife happened to the object(s) Lennie had been staring at in the barn at the beginning of Chapter 5?

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

3. What does Curley's wife call the men in Crooks' room?

4. What causes Lennie to grab Curley's wife's hair?

5. What does Crooks continue to criticize in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does George do with the gun in Chapter 6?

5. Who is the first image that appears to Lennie as he is sitting in the brush in Chapter 6?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

George and Lennie talk constantly about having a place of their own. Besides getting out of having to work for other people, what other reasons do you think they have for owning their own place? What makes this the dream they come back to again and again when they are upset? What would this new place do for them?

Essay Topic 2

Crooks is an interesting character who keeps to himself and even has his own room. But while this seems like a privilege, we find out that it's because he's black. When you see the interaction between Crooks and the other workers, does it seem as though they would have a problem with his race? Why or why not? Does this group seem as though they could all live together? Why or why not? Why do you think Steinbeck kept everyone living separately?

Essay Topic 3

George tells Lennie where to hide in the brush if they should get into trouble, but he tells him this before they go to the new ranch. What does his mean in terms of Lennie's past? Why does George plan for their escape ahead of time? How many other times do you think Lennie has been in trouble before? Why or why not?

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