Of Mice and Men Chapter 1

Which statement best describes George?

• A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders

• A stooped man with a hunchback

• A small and quick man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features

• A heavy man with pale eyes and a large nose

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Which statement best describes Lennie?

• A short, quick man with a bad temper

• A small man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features

• An intelligent man

• A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders

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Which statement best summarizes why Lennie has a dead mouse in his pocket?

• He likes to pet soft things because they are comforting to him.

• He loves the smell of a dead mouse.

• It’s the only animal he could find.

• He is malicious and wants to anger George every chance he gets.

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“A water snake slipped along the pool, its head held up like a little periscope” is an example of…

• metaphor

• irony

• allusion

• simile

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Which statement best describes how Lennie prefers his beans?

• With mustard

• With hot sauce

• With ketchup

• With mayonnaise

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Which statement best summarizes what George would like to do if he was alone and didn’t have to watch over Lennie?

• He would sleep-in rather than getting up for work every day.

• He would take his fifty bucks, visit a cathouse, drink whisky and shoot pool at the end of each month.

• He would get married to his high school sweetheart.

• He would travel around the world.

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Which best describes why George and Lennie are constantly on the move?

• Lennie keeps getting in trouble and losing every job he and George get.

• They are running away from their parents.

• They are too restless and become bored easily, so they keep looking for more challenging work.

• Lennie is trying to ditch George.

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Which statement best describes how Lennie is supposed to behave in front of the new boss at the ranch?

• Lennie is supposed to tell the boss all the details of why they left their last job.

• Lennie is supposed to impress the boss with his sense of humor.

• Lennie is supposed to beat up the boss and take his wallet.

• Lennie is supposed to keep silent and let George do all the talking.

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If Lennie gets in trouble at the ranch, where does George tell him to hide until George can come for him?

• In the brush by the river

• At the local saloon

• Under the bed in the bunkhouse

• In the barn

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Which answer best resembles the dream that Goerge and Lennie have for the future?

• To save up some money and travel the world.

• To own a little farm of their own and live off the land by themselves.

• To buy a house for their kind, old aunt back home.

• To start their own business and have a bunch of men who work for them.

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