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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is not bright, but is a good worker?
(a) Candy.
(b) Lennie.
(c) George.
(d) Curly.

2. At what does George want to sit and look at in Chapter 1?
(a) The water.
(b) The animals.
(c) The trees.
(d) The sky.

3. Where does Lennie say he should live?
(a) In Weed.
(b) In the hills by himself.
(c) In the city.
(d) Away from the ranch.

4. What did George and Lennie do as soon as it was dark on the day Lennie scared a woman?
(a) Turned themselves in .
(b) Went back to get their things.
(c) Ran out of town.
(d) Called the police.

5. Who has George known since childhood?
(a) Carlson.
(b) Candy.
(c) Lennie.
(d) Slim.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lennie carry in his pocket?

2. About what time is it at the beginning of Chapter 2?

3. Who is capable of driving 20 mules with a single line?

4. What proves the boss is not a not a laborer?

5. Whose dog stinks?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of George in the first scene of the novel.

2. Why is Lennie not smart, according to George when he talks to the boss?

3. What does Candy say to them when Lennie and George first arrive at the ranch?

4. What does Lennie have in his pocket in Chapter 1?

5. What happens when Carlson complains about the smell of Candy's dog?

6. How does George describe the piece of property that he and Lennie are planning to buy someday?

7. What happened at the ranch in Weed while George and Lennie worked there?

8. Who has been playing cards with Crooks, the old black ranch hand?

9. What does Slim say about Lennie when they return to the bunkhouse in Chapter 3?

10. What do the men say about Curley's wife?

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