Of Mice and Men Chapter 1-2

What type of setting does Steinbeck creat in the this chapter?

• Calm, quiet, and hot.

• Loud, angry, and freezing.

• Dark, angry, and lifeless.

• Grey, gloomy, and humid.

What is the setting at the beginning of the story?

• a creekside in the hills of Northern California

• at a lake in the valley of Southern California

• on the train tracks in Oklahoma

• a creekside in the hills of Arizona

Where is the novel set?

• Soledad
• Weed
• New York
• Chicago

Who is the author of 'Of Mice and Men'?

• John Steinbeck
• J. K. Rowling
• Jane Austen
• J. R. R. Tolkien

Who are the two main characters?

• George Milton & Lennie Small
• Mr. & Mrs. Curley
• Slim Smith & Crooks Big
• John Poe & Lennie Small

What is the "American Dream?"

• The idea that you can start out poor and through hard work you can become successful.

• That literally does not exist.

• Meeting the president.

• The idea that even though you are successful, you can become even more successful/

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

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

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.

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.