Q.1
Why does George shoot Lennie?
  • He can no longer bear the burden of looking after Lennie
  • He is angry with Lennie for ruining the dream of owning a place of their own
  • He knows that Lennie has no chance of escape from violent justice this time
  • He feels sorry for Curley's loss
Q.2
Why did Lennie and George have to leave Weed?
  • The job digging a cess-pool had come to an end
  • The men of Weed believed that Lennie attacked a young woman
  • They were fired from their last job
  • They left Weed in search of more highly-paid work
Q.3
Why does Lennie eventually begin to talk to Curley's wife? Choose the best answer.
  • He ignores George's warning because he thinks she is pretty
  • He is interested in hearing about her life
  • He wants to tell her about the puppy
  • He discovers that she also likes rabbits
Q.4
For how long do Lennie and George expect their jobs to last?
  • Around a month or two
  • Six months
  • One year
  • They expect to work permanently at their new jobs
Q.5
Why does Curley's wife seek out Lennie in the barn?
  • She is drawn to Lennie because he injured Curley
  • She wishes to tell him about her dream of becoming a movie star
  • She is looking for something she needs in the barn and bumps into Lennie by chance
  • She is looking for Slim, but finds Lennie by chance
Q.6
What does Crooks do to upset Lennie on the night the other men go into town?
  • He makes Lennie feel unwelcome in his room
  • He argues with Lennie about being excluded from the bunkhouse
  • He suggests that George will abandon Lennie
  • He tells Lennie he will never own any rabbits
Q.7
Why does George look out for Lennie?
  • George automatically feels responsible for everyone
  • George made a promise to Lennie's Aunt Clara to look out for him
  • Lennie followed George out to work and the two men got used to being together
  • George fell in with Lennie by chance and expects to leave him as soon as it is convenient
Q.8
What are George and Lennie employed to do at the ranch?
  • Pick fruit
  • Cut and bale hay
  • Clean outhouses
  • Buck barley
Q.9
What makes the dream of owning a home, a ranch and some rabbits a sudden possibility for Lennie and George?
  • Slim's sudden interest in joining them
  • Candy's offer of his life savings
  • Their high wages on the ranch
  • Crooks's offer to work just for his keep on their land
Q.10
Why is Curley often looking for his wife?
  • He is jealous
  • She wanders about trying to befriend the workers on the ranch
  • She does not like Curley or feel loved by him and is in search of an escape
  • All of the above
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