Of Mice and Men

The reader gains an early indication of Lennie’s problem when

• he admits to George that he can’t read traffic signs
• he forgets his own name
• we learn about the dead mouse in his pocket
• he forgets where they are going

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When Steinbeck tells us that Lennie likes to pet soft things, he is using the technique of

• narration
• graphic description
• foreshadowing

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George would make Lennie feel bad by

• telling him what a burden Lennie is to him
• teasing him about the rabbit farm
• refusing to give him any spending money

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What does Lennie say he can do if George does not want him around anymore?

• he says he can get his own farm
• he says he can go off into the hills and find a cave
• he says he can get a job away from George

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George and Lennie felt that they were different from other itinerant ranch hands because they

• had desirable skills
• could look after each other
• liked to put roots down in one place
• worked well together

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George explained Lennie’s problem to everyone by saying

• he had been the victim of a childhood disease
• his parents kept him out of school
• he had been kicked in the head by a horse
• he ate paint chips as a child

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What excites Lennie the most about his dream life with George?

• he will get to tend rabbits
• he will get to use a stove
• he will get to have a garden

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What does George say he could do if he were alone?

• go to a “cat house”
• drink whiskey all night
• play cards at a pool hall all night
• all of the above

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Candy, the old swamper, characterized Curley’s new bride as

• a whiner
• a frustrated actress
• a tart
• a bitch

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What do the men think of Curley’s wife?

• they think that she is a tart
• they think that she married Curley for money
• they suspect that she married Curley because she is pregnant

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