Of Mice and Men Chapters 3-4 Quiz

What will be Lennie's job when he and George have a ranch?

• Tend to the rabbits

• Take care of the puppies

• Build the ranch house

• Paint the barn

What happened to Curley when he tried to fight Lennie?

• Curley's hand was crushed

• Curley won the fight

• Curley died

• Curley lost an eye

Who is Crooks?

• The stable hand

• The ranch boss

• Curley's father-in-law

• The cook

What does Crooks want when he believes Lennie and George will actually have a ranch?

• He wants to work for them for free, just to live there

• He wants to make enough money to retire

• He wants them to stay and work for him

• He wants them to ask him to come along

Why did Curley's wife come to the barn?

• She was looking for company

• She was checking on her horse

• She was picking out a puppy

• She was bringing Crooks his dinner

Why did Crooks change his mind when Curley's wife left?

• He realized his dream would not come true

• He didn't like the way Lennie treated women

• He decided he was tired of being on a ranch

• He doesn't like rabbits

How did Crooks get his name?

• He had a crooked back.

• He was caught stealing when he was a boy.

• It was the name that Curley's wife gave him.

• He had lots of books, and Crooks rhymes with books.

What did Lennie sneak out of the nest?

• a puppy

• a baby bird

• a mouse

• a rabbit

When Lennie first met Crooks, how was he greeted by Crooks?

• angrily

• welcoming

• fearful

• as if Lennie was invisible

What did Crooks say to Lennie to get Lennie so upset?

• He said that George was going to leave him.

• Crooks yelled at Lennie.

• Crooks said that Lennie was nuts.

• Crooks claimed that Lennie was trying to steal a pup.