Of Mice and Men Chapters 1 and 2

Where are the 2 main characters going?

• to the city
• to work on a ranch
• to work in a factory
• to babysit 

Identify the figurative language: 
Lennie drank with long gulps, snorting the water like a horse

• simile
• metaphor
• personification
• alliteration

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What did Lennie have in his pocket that George took away from him?

• candy
• money
• his work card
• a mouse

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What is the setting of the story?

• Miami, Florida present day
• Soledad,CA past during the Great Depression
• Roswell, GA past during the Civil War
• Denver, Colorado future at night

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The first chance George gets he will get Lennie a _______ ?

• a rabbit
• a ranch
• a puppy
• mouse

Where was Lennie's work card?

• In his pocket
• he lost it
• didn't have one
• George had it

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What is Lennie obsessed with?

• mice
• rabbits
• pups

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Why did Aunt Clara stop giving Lennie mice?

• he lost them
• he would kill them
• they smelt bad

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What is George and Lennie's dream?

• to live of their own land
• to be filthy rich
• to get away from one another

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How would you descirbe Lennie?

• huge man
• child-like/ not smart
• like to pet soft things like mice
• all of the above

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