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Of Mice and Men Quiz pg. 65-73
Novel Quiz “Of Mice and Men”
Pages 65-73

1. Why did Curley agree to not tell anyone that Lennie had crushed his hand? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
2. The black guy in the barn is called Crooks. They call him this because he was a thief before coming to the ranch.
3. Why is Crooks so bitter and sad? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. What is Crooks purpose in telling Lennie that George might not come back from town? __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Lennie gets mad at Crooks for saying that someone hurt George.
6. Crooks is lonely and bitter because he has to stay by himself in the barn.
7. Why can’t Crooks go into the bunk house and play cards with the other men? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
8. What are the jobs that Crooks is in charge of?
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