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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 were the men in Weed going to do to Lennie?

2. What does George promise to get Lennie in Chapter 1?

3. What will Lennie do when he lives in a house with George?

4. What does Chapter 2 start off describing?

5. What happened to Lennie when he did jumped into a river once?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does George explain to Lennie as they are walking in the beginning of the book? What are they doing?

2. What does the boss look like?

3. How does Candy describe the boss at the ranch?

4. What happens when Slim comments on the relationship between George and Lennie?

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

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

7. How does George respond when the boss asks them why they were late getting to their job in Chapter 2?

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

9. Why does Curley wear a glove on his left hand?

10. What does Lennie do when he brings the puppy back to the bunkhouse? What does George do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When George kills Lennie, it's a shock to some readers. After all of George's devotion and loyalty, this seems like a final act of betrayal. Why do you think George killed Lennie? Do you think this killing was the right thing to do? Why did George lie about what happened with Lennie? What do you think happens to George after the book ends?

Essay Topic 2

George speaks for Lennie when the boss first meets them. Why do you think George does this? What do you think the boss thinks about George speaking for Lennie all the time? Is there another way that George might be able to handle Lennie in these situations?

Essay Topic 3

George seems to be a very careful person, someone who is concerned about cleanliness and appearances. Why do you think George is this way? What purpose does this cleanliness serve to George and to Lennie? Is there an ulterior motive for George or is it something that might be a mental defect for him as well? Explain each of your answers.

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