Of Mice and Men test review

Of Mice and Men was first published in what year?

• 1919

• 1962

• 1937

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RI.K.6

What is the name of the town from which George and Lennie are fleeing when the novel opens?

• Weed

• Soledad

• Salinas

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George?

• He will learn to farm.

• He will get to tend rabbits.

• He will strike it rich panning for gold.

Why is Candy unable to imagine getting rid of his old dog?

• The dog is a fine watchdog.

• He makes too much money breeding the animal.

• He has had the dog since it was a puppy.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Why does Carlson insist on shooting Candy's dog?

• The dog has attacked several people.

• Carlson hates dogs.

• Carlson believes the dog is too old and decrepit to be of any use.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

Whit enters the bunkhouse with a magazine featuring a man he used to work with. Why is the man in the magazine?

• He wrote a letter to the editor, praising the publication.

• He is a fugitive, the subject of a nationwide manhunt.

• He recently bought a farm much like the one George and Lennie hope to own.

Who discovers Curley's dead wife?

• George

• Curley

• Candy

Who cared for Lennie before George?

• Lennie's Aunt Clara

• Lennie's mother

• George's mother

Of Mice and Men is set in which decade?

• 1910s

• 1920s

• 1930s

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

What does Curley's wife offer to let Lennie touch?

• Her dress

• Her face

• Her hair