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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 insults Lennie, Crooks, and Candy in Chapter 4?
(a) Curley.
(b) Slim.
(c) Whit.
(d) Curley's wife.

2. Why does Lennie go to Crooks' room?
(a) He saw the light on.
(b) He got lost.
(c) George told him to.
(d) He got invited.

3. Who walks in to talk with Crooks in Chapter 4?
(a) Slim.
(b) Whit.
(c) Lennie.
(d) George.

4. What does Curley's wife call the men in Crooks' room?
(a) Sexy hunks.
(b) Lazy bums.
(c) Bindle bums.
(d) Silly goats.

5. Who walks out of the brush in Chapter 6 and asks Lennie why he is yelling?
(a) Slim.
(b) Candy.
(c) George.
(d) Curley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Crooks live where he does?

2. Where does Lennie decide to go after his confrontation with Curley's wife?

3. Who yells at Curley for talking about George and Lennie's plan?

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

5. In Chapter 5, who/what does Lennie blame for dying?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does George pull out of his pocket in Chapter 6, while sitting with Lennie?

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

7. Lennie cries out George's name while hiding in the brush in Chapter 6. What is George's response?

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

9. What was Crooks doing in the beginning of Chapter 4, before Lennie entered, and then again at the end of the chapter when he is alone again?

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

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