Of Mice and Men: Chapter 5

Of Mice and Men: Chapter 5

Mrs. Burnett

Multiple Choice

What day and time is it at the beginning of chapter 5?

• Saturday @ 4p.m.

• Tuesday @ 12p.m.

• Sunday @ 4p.m.

• Wednesday @ 5p.m.

Multiple Choice

What is Lennie doing in the barn by himself?

• He is visiting Crooks.

• He is tending to the horses.

• He is visiting his puppy.

• He is helping Slim put tar on a mules foot.

Multiple Choice

Why does Lennie believe that he might not get to tend the rabbits?

• He accidentally killed a mouse.

• He upset Slim by not following directions.

• He crushed Curley's hand.

• He accidentally killed his puppy.

Multiple Choice

Who visits Lennie in the barn?

• Slim

• Curley

• George

• Curley's wife

Open Ended

Why does this character come into the barn?

Multiple Choice

How does Lennie respond to this visitor?

• He states that he is not allowed to talk for fear of getting into trouble.

• He yells and runs out of the barn.

• He invites this person to help him move the hay.

• He tells them they are not wanted in the barn.

Poll

Has Curley's wife's personality changed in comparison to her previous interactions with various characters?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

What does the literary term personification mean?

• The unexpected

• Giving nonliving things human qualities and characteristics.

• A comparison of two unlike things.

• An extreme exaggeration.

Multiple Choice

What is the definition of the literary term climax?

• The beginning where the setting, characters, and conflict are introduced.

• The complication of the conflict.

• The resolution or solution to the conflict.

• The highest most intense part of the story; the turning point.

Poll

What stag of the plot does chapter five convey?

• Exposition

• Rising Action

• Climax

• Falling Action

• Resolution

Multiple Choice

What does the term woe mean?

• Happiness

• Sorrow

• Strength

• Serenity

Multiple Choice

Why does Curley's wife claim that nobody will leave the tournament until it's over?

• The winner will receive vacation.

• They have a four dollar bet going on the game.

• The boss is watching.

• Curley makes the rules.

Multiple Choice

Why didn't Curley's wife go into show business?

• Because he mother wouldn't let her because of her age.

• The actor lied to her.

• The producer removed her role and she was no longer needed.

• She was too afraid to leave her home.

Open Ended

Why did she marry Curley?

Multiple Choice

What plan does Lennie have to not get in trouble for killing his puppy.

• He plans to run away.

• He plans to throw the puppy away.

• He plans to claim he found the pup dead.

• He plans to bury it in the hay.

Multiple Choice

What does Curley's wife say about the dead pup?

• That he needs to bury it.

• That he should confess to George that he killed it.

• That it's just a mutt and he can get another one easy.

• That he is nuts.

Multiple Select

Characterize Lennie. Check all that apply.

• Mentally disabled.

• Likes to touch soft things.

• Well known boxer.

• George's friend.

Multiple Choice

What happens to Curley's wife?

• She is beat up by Curley.

• She runs away with an actor from Hollywood.

• She is killed by Lennie.

• She is caught having an affair with Slim.

Poll

Women during this time period were generally viewed in what way?

• Free

• Oppressed

Multiple Choice

Which character finds Curley's wife's body?

• Slim

• George

• Candy

• Curley

Poll

Will George and Candy still go live on the farm?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Who does Candy blame for the destruction of his dream?

• Curley

• George

• Lennie

• Curley's wife

Multiple Choice

Where did Lennie go?

• To Salinas

• To Weed

• To hide in the brush by the river and wait for George.

• South

Multiple Choice

What does Curley intend to do to Lennie?

• Bring him in and lock him up.

• Send him to the crazy house

• Shoot him in the guts

• Lynch him

Poll

Do you think Lennie stole Carlson's gun?

• Yes

• No

Multiple Choice

Why does George ask Candy to wait until he has gone into the bunkhouse before telling the rest of the men about Curley's wife?

• To avoid suspicion

• To trick Curley

• He hopes to find Lennie in the bunkhouse

• He wants to tell Slim first

Multiple Choice

What does the term writhed mean?

• To run

• To twist and turn

• To scream

• To jump

Multiple Choice

Which character does the term antagonist refer to?

• Slim

• George

• Candy

• Curley