Of Mice and Men (Chapters 1 & 2)

Which statement best describes George?

• He is a huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders.

• He is a small and quick man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features.

• He is mentally challenged.

• He a very nice guy.

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Which statement best describes Lennie?

• He is a short, quick man with a bad temper.

• He is a huge man who is mentally slow.

• He is a very intelligent person who is a leader of men.

• He is a very cruel and unwelcoming man.

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Which statement best describes how Lennie prefers his beans?

• He prefers ketchup with his beans.

• He prefers mustard with his beans.

• He prefers Tapatio with his beans.

• He prefers Sriracha with his beans.

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?

• Lennie needs to hide in the brush by the river.

• Lennie needs to hide at the local bar.

• Lennie needs to hide in the barn by the river.

• Lennie needs to hide under his bed in the bunkhouse.

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

• They dream of saving up money and traveling the world.

• They dream of owning a farm and living off of the land.

• They dream of buying a house for Lennie's aunt.

• They dream of starting a business and having men work for them.

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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.

• All of the above.

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Which statement best describes Curley’s wife?

• She hates all of the men on the farm except Curley.

• She is flirtatious with many of the men on the farm.

• She doesn't want attention from the farm hands.

• She isn't flirtatious with the men on the farm.

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

• He acts like he doesn’t care about the puppies.

• He plans to steal all of the puppies.

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

• He asks Slim himself if he can have a puppy.

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