Of Mice and Men

The following sentence from chapter one describes which character? "He walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws."

• George

• Lennie

• Candy

• Curley's Wife

Match the following characters with their description.

• Small man who watches out for Lennie

• Curley

• Large slow witted man who loves rabbits

• Slim

• Old swamper with one hand

• Lennie

• Jerk line skinner who is a field boss

• Candy

• Son of the boss who is a fighter

• George

Carlson said, "God awmighty, that (a)   stinks. Get him outa here, Candy!"

Put the events below in order they happened in the story.

• Lennie and George meet Candy.

• Lennie accidentally kills his puppy.

• Lennie and Curley fight.

• Carlson shoots Candy's dog.

• Lennie and George had to leave Weed.

Why does Lennie say he likes rabbits and mice?

• George like them

• They are small

• They are pretty

• They are soft

What is the name of the stable buck with the injured back?

• Whit

• Slim

• Crooks

• Candy

In chapter one, what does George take away from Lennie that he had in his pocket?

• Velvet

• A rabbit

• A dead mouse

• A bottle of ketchup

How does Lennie exclaim that he likes to eat his beans?

• With ketchup

• Hot

• With chili

• On a hot dog

Match the following characters with the line they said

• "Carlson. Take a shovel."

• Curley

• "Nobody can't blame a person for lookin"

• Curley's Wife

• "Well next time answer when your spoke to"

• Slim

• "I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog."

• Lennie

• "And I get to tend the rabbits"

• Candy

What is the setting of the story?

• Salinas Valley, California

• Oklahoma

• Phoenix, Arizona

• Las Vegas, Nevada