OMAM Chapter 1

Why did Aunt Clara stop giving Lennie mice?

• Because she died.

• Because she got sick.

• Because he kept killing them.

• Because she said he needed to grow up and stop playing with them.

Why does George take the mice that Lennie is holding away in Chapter 1?

• Because he's mad at Lennie

• Because he wants to hold it himself

• Because it's not clean

• Because he thinks it's still alive and he can save it

Where were George and Lennie working before the start of the novel?

• Waterfort

• Weed

• Willits

• Waco

What man in Chapter 1 is described as small, dark, and quick?

• Lennie

• Slim

• George

• Curly

Which man in Chapter 1 is described as large and pale?

• Curly

• Carlson

• Lennie

• George

Where does the bus drop the two men off in Chapter 1?

• Weed

• Soledad

• Four miles from the ranch

• By the river

Which of the following does Lennie not have in his pocket in Chapter 1?

• A mouse

• His work card

• His identification card

• Money

Why does Lennie not have it in his pocket?

• George is holding it for him

• He lost it when he went swimming in the river

• A mouse ate it when it was still alive

• He had a hole in his pocket and it slipped out

Where are George and Lennie going in Chapter 1?

• To a city to find work

• To buy a little house to live in together

• To the mountains to stay in a cave

• To a ranch to find work

Once they find their way, what does George instruct Lennie to do?

• Repeat everything George does (every action and word)

• Pretend to be blind, deaf, or both

• Talk and be friendly to everyone he sees (with a constant smile)

• To be quiet and not say a word