Of Mice and Men chapters 5 & 6

How did Lennie kill the pup?

• He smacked it too hard.

• He pinched its head too hard.

• He stepped on it.

• He dropped it.

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What were the other farmhands doing when Lennie and Curley's wife were in the barn?

• playing horseshoes

• working in the fields

• boxing/fighting

• washing up their clothes for the week

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Which statement did Curley's wife NOT make?

• She married Curley for his money.

• Curley was not a nice man.

• She met a man that was going to put her in the movies.

• She explained why she brushes her hair a lot.

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Why did Curley's wife offer to let Lennie caress her hair?

• She wanted to show him how soft it was.

• He had asked her if he could touch her hair.

• She was secretly attracted to Lennie.

• She wanted to stop him from crying over the dead pup.

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Why did Lennie kill Curley's wife?

• She screamed and he panicked.

• She kept calling him nuts, and it upset him.

• She slapped Lennie, and it startled him.

• She was going to lie to Curley and say that Lennie was flirting with her.

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How did Curley's wife die?

• Her neck was broken.

• She was beaten to death.

• She was pushed down the stairs.

• She hit her head on the thrashing machine.

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What was Lennie going to throw away?

• the dead pup

• his friendship with George

• his life and go live in a cave

• his and George's dream

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After the incident with Curley's wife, George briefly thought locking up Lennie might actually be the right thing to do.

• true

• false

• This was never brought up in the story.

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What was Candy's greatest fear after the incident with Curley's wife?

• The dream was dead.

• He would be a suspect in the death.

• Curley would make sure that Candy would be fired.

• Curley would want to beat him up.

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Where did George go after seeing Curley's dead wife?

• the bunkhouse

• the barn

• to look for Slim

• to tell Lennie to run to the river

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