Of Mice and Men Chapter 1

George unslung his _____ and dropped it gently on the bank.

• lumber

• bindle

• yammered

• morose

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On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees— willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf _____ the debris of the winter’s flooding; and sycamores with mottled, white, recumbent limbs and branches that arch over the pool.

• junctures

• bindles

• imperious

• yammers

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Lennie ______ to his feet and disappeared in the brush.

• yammered

• bindle

• lumbered

• morosed

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Lennie reluctantly reached into his pocket. His voice broke a

little. "I don’t know why I can’t keep it. It ain’t nobody’s mouse. I

didn’t steal it. I found it lyin’ right beside the road."

George’s hand remained outstretched _______.

• morosely

• bindled

• Imperiously

• yammerdly

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George still stared _____ at the fire. "When I think of the swell

time I could have without you, I go nuts. I never get no peace."

• morosely

• juncturely

• imperiously

• yammerly

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George was tired of listening to Lenny ______ on about nothing, talking for what seemed like ever.

• yammer

• morose

• imperious

• bindle

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Why were Lenny and George run out of the last town?

• Lenny killed a puppy.

• George played with dead mice.

• Lenny grabbed a women's dress and didn't let go.

• They hated the work.

What do the rabbits best symbolize?

• The kind of pet George wants.

• The optimistic future George and Lenny share.

• An inside joke between Lenny and George.

• The pets Lenny had at the last farm.

What best describes how George feels about Lennie?

• frustrated that Lennie needs so much care

• abusive

• like Lennie is misunderstood and frustrated that others don't understand him

• overly protective to the degree that Lennie hasn't been able to grow up

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What does Lennie offer to do when George gets frustrated at him?

• kill himself

• go back home

• go live in a cave by himself

• go steal food for dinner