Of Mice And Men Ch 3-4 Test

George tells Slim that Lennie started traveling with him when Lennie’s Aunt Clara died.

• True

• False

Which character is described as having “God-like eyes”?

• George

• Slim

• Candy

• Crooks

• Lennie

Events in Weed could foreshadow that Lennie will again get himself into trouble.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.5

Identify the speaker of the following quote: “I wish somebody’d shoot me if I got old an’ a cripple."

• George

• Carlson

• Candy

• Slim

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CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.2.6

Candy’s dog could symbolize discrimination toward the elderly or handicapped.

• True

• False

The farm that George and Lennie keep talking about can symbolize (represent) which of the following: 

• The American Dream

• Lennie's battle with his inner demons

• George's efforts to get revenge for what happened in Weed

• The belief that it is best to be alone and away from everyone else

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

George says the following about Curley’s wife, “They’s going to be a bad mess about her…Ranch with a bunch of guys on it ain’t no place for  a girl especially like her.” This is most likely an example of 

• Irony

• Foreshadowing

• Allusion

• Metaphore

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

At first, Curly is angry with __________ and goes looking for him at the ranch. He seems to be inferring that this person might be having an affair with his wife.

• Whit

• Carslon

• Slim

• George

"Silence came into the room" is an example of this type of figurative language which gives human characteristics to nonhuman things. 

• Metaphore

• Simile

• Hyperbole

• Personification

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CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Frequently in Chapter 3, George plays Solitaire, a card game that requires only one player.  What then, does Solitaire most likely symbolize?

• George's satisfying life as a migrant worker

• George's solitude, despite Lennie's "company"

• George's lack of reading abilities

• George's intelligence