Of Mice and Men Test Review

______________________is a lonely character who receives a mere $250 for the loss of his hand in an accident on the ranch. He might symbolize the lack of concern for people after the big ranches used them up.

• Curley
• Candy
• Lennie
• George

____________________________is a character who is the embodiment of the men's fantasies, like the heroes in the Western magazines.  He also represents the realism of life when he drowns the puppies that the mother could not feed.

• George
• Lennie
• Curley
• Slim

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.8.9

________________is a character who does not understand people's loneliness. He believes that Candy needs to allow him to kill his old dog and get a new pup. He is the last person to speak in the novel when he wonders what is the matter with George after George's friend and companion has been shot.

• Curley
• Crooks
• Candy
• Carlson

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

_______________________is mean to everyone and self-centered.  He talks to his wife only about himself and seems concerned only about the physical side of the relationship with her.  he may resent being short and wants to fight with anyone larger than himself.  He is also insecure about his wife's fidelity.

• Slim
• Lennie
• Crooks
• Curley

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

__________________is suspicious because Lennie and George travel together and is not given a name because he symbolically represents "the man".

• Curley
• The Swamper
• The Stable Buck
• The Boss

________________is where Candy, Lennie, and Crooks are insulted by Curley's wife.

• Bunkhouse
• Crooks' Room
• The Pond Area
• Soledad

____________________is the place where the book begins and ends

• Soledad
• Bunkhouse
• Sycamore Pond Area
• The Barn

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

_____________is the town that Lennie and George were run out of

• Soledad
• Weed
• Sycamore Pond Area
• Crooks' Room

________________is the location where the puppy and Curley's wife die.

• The Bunk  House
• The Pond Area
• The Barn
• Crooks' Room

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

___________________is the town near the ranch that the workers visit.

• Weed
• Soledad
• The Barn
• The Bunk House