Chapter 4 Reading Quiz

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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

3.)Why does Crooks tell Lennie that he is not allowed in his room?

• a. he thinks that Lennie will steal from him
• b. Crooks is racist
• c. Crooks is reversing the racism he feels pointed toward him
• d. Lennie is too strong to be trusted

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

5.)What is the real reason why Crooks suggests to Lennie that George will abandon Lennie?

• a. Lennie thinks George will abandon him
• b. Crooks is bitter because of how lonely he feels
• c. Crooks wishes people would just leave him alone
• d. Lennie is too simple-minded for George to be friends with

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

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

7.)Why does Curley’s wife always look for the field hands/workers?

• a. She wants to get them fired
• b. She is lonely
• c. She is angry at Curley and wants to goad him
• d. She has more love for Curley than she can control

8.)Why are Candy and Crooks so nervous about Curley’s wife being in the barn?

• a. She is a known thief
• b. Her presence puts them at risk
• c. Curley would prefer they all visit in the main house
• d. George told them all to ignore her

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