Chapter 4 Reading Quiz

1.)What is the specific setting of chapter 4?

• a. the barn
• b. the field
• c. the bunkhouse
• d. Salinas, CA.

2.)Why does Crooks live alone in the barn/stable?

• a. he prefers the solitude
• b. because of his race
• c. because he smells bad
• d. because he is handicapped

4.)Why does Crooks suggest to Lennie that George will abandon Lennie?

• a. to play a cruel joke on him
• b. to make Lennie laugh
• c. to make himself sad
• d. to make Lennie feel hopeful

6.)Who joins Candy, Crooks, and Lennie in the barn that night?

• a. Curley
• b. the Boss
• c. Carlson
• d. Curley's wife

9.)What does Curley’s wife tell Crooks when he asks her to leave the barn?

• a. to shut up or else she'll get him fired or hanged
• b. to shut up or she'll steal from him
• c. to mind his own business cause she has the right to be attracted to Lennie
• d. she just wanted to play with the puppies too

10.)Why does Crooks tell Candy that he doesn’t want to join them and “live off the fat of the land”?

• a. he has his own plans
• b. he is giving up
• c. he doesn't think they'll actually do it and doesn't want to waste the money
• d. he is afraid of what Curley will do if he tries to leave

13.)Why does Curley’s wife take such an interest in Lennie?

• a. Because Candy and Crooks turned her down
• b. She thinks it will anger Curley
• c. She knows he is important to George, who she admires
• d. She is impressed and glad that he hurt Curley