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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is called a 'tart'?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Curley's wife.
(c) Anne.
(d) Candy.

2. Whose dog stinks?
(a) Slim's.
(b) George's.
(c) Candy's.
(d) Curly's.

3. How many bunks are inside the bunkhouse?
(a) Eight.
(b) Two.
(c) Six.
(d) Four.

4. Who fights with Lennie at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Curley.
(b) Slim.
(c) George.
(d) Whit.

5. Where did George and Lennie hide when they left Weed?
(a) In the river.
(b) In an old barn.
(c) In a cave.
(d) In an irrigation ditch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the river that runs through the story's setting?

2. Who has been playing horseshoes with Crooks in Chapter 3?

3. Why is Lennie not smart, according to George?

4. Why did Lennie and George get run out of the last town they worked in prior to Chapter 1?

5. Why does George want to wait until the morning to get to the ranch in Chapter 1?

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