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

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

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.

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

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

To save up some money and travel the world.

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.

Which statement best characterizes Curley?

He is the boss’s son and a lightweight fighter.

He is a thin young man with tightly curled hair who wears a glove on his left hand.

He hates big guys and is always picking scraps with them.

George wants Lennie to avoid Curley because he realizes that Curley could mean trouble. However, if Curley was to start a fight with Lennie and throw the first punch, how should Lennie respond?

He should turn the other cheek (not fight back)

Which statement best describes Curley’s wife?

The men at the ranch consider her to be a tart

She is flirtatious and has been seen giving Slim and Carlson the eye

When Curley’s wife shows up at the bunkhouse, what does Lennie do that angers George?

He notices how pretty she is which worries George because it could lead to trouble

When Lennie overhears Slim talking about his dog having puppies, how does Lennie react?

He begs George to ask Slim if he can have a brown and white puppy

He acts like he doesn’t care about the puppies

He asks Slim himself if he can have a puppy

He plans to steal all of the puppies

What excuse does George give to the boss for Lennie's slowness?

He was kicked in the head by a horse.

He has no idea why Lennie is the way he is.

He was sick a lot when he was a kid.

Why doesn't George let Lennie keep the puppy in this chapter?

The boss said Lennie couldn't have it.

It was supposed to be a surprise.

George doesn't trust Lennie with animals.

Why does Curley apologize to Slim?

For suspecting him of sleeping with his wife

For getting in his way in the field

For forgetting to feed the horses

For telling the boss Slim was lazy

What is the result of Curley and Lennie's fight?

Lennie breaks Curley's right hand.

Lennie refuses to fight back, so Curley beats him up.

Lennie and George decide to leave the ranch.

What is the main reason Crooks lives alone in the harness room?

The other men don’t like him being in the bunk-house because he is black.

The harness room has a light bulb so he can read at night.

He lost a bet in a horseshoe tournament.

He is too worried about the horses to be far from them.

What is Crooks doing when Lennie enters his room?

Putting tar on a mule’s hoof.

Reading the California Civil Code for 1905.

When Crooks asks Lennie why he is in the barn at night, Lennie states, “I come to see my pup” (69). Yet he stays in Crooks’ doorway, even after Crooks says he is not welcome and tells him to go back to the bunk-house. The most likely reason Lennie doesn’t leave is that…

George is in town with the men, and Lennie is lonely.

Candy made Lennie angry by threatening to harm the rabbits.

Crooks asked Lennie to help him treat a mule.

Which answer most accurately describes how Curley’s wife found out that Lennie broke Curley’s hand?

She sees the bruises on Lennie’s face and puts it together.

Crooks accidentally lets the information slip.

Candy tells her if she doesn’t watch out, Lennie will break her hand too.

Lennie answers her question honestly.

When Curley’s wife refuses to leave, Crooks threatens to tell the Boss where she’s been and “ast the boss not to ever let you come in the barn no more” (80). Which answer best summarizes her reaction?

She calls him a vile name and threatens to get him hanged.

She meekly backs out of the harness room and returns to the house.

She cries to her father-in-law that the men don’t treat her kindly.

When Candy tells Crooks that what Curley’s wife said was wrong, Crooks replies, “It wasn’t nothing…You guys comin’ in and settin’ made me forget. What she says is true” (82). Which statement best summarizes what Crooks “forgot?”

He will always be treated differently because of the color of his skin.

He had chores to do that didn’t get done.

He already has a place to go when he can’t work at the ranch anymore.

He doesn’t like being around people with disabilities.

Which answer best describes George’s reaction when he learns that Candy and Lennie have told Crooks about the farm they plan to buy?

George scowls disapprovingly, and scolds Candy for telling.

George yells at Lennie for never being able to keep his trap shut

George approves, and invites Crooks into the plan.

George pretends it never happened.

Crooks angers Lennie by doing this.

Joking that George might never come back

Telling Lennie he doesn't like him

Telling Lennie to go away and leave him alone

Of Mice and Men Chapter 1-4

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English

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9th Grade

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CCSS

RL.9-10.3, RL.9-10.1, RL.8.3

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

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

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

“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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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

Which statement best describes how Lennie prefers his beans?

With mustard

With hot sauce

With ketchup

With mayonnaise

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CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 sec • 1 pt

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.

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

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Of Mice and Men Chapter 1-4

40 questions

Which statement best describes George?

Which statement best describes Lennie?

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

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

Which statement best describes how Lennie prefers his beans?

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

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

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

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

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

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