OMAM Chapter 1 Reading Quiz

Student ID #

Last Name

First Name

Class

• 1 A/B
• B2
• A3
• B3
• A4

Teacher

• Burlage
• Hokamp

1. ) How would you describe the novel’s setting (when and where the novel takes place)?

• Rural California in the 1930's
• Rural Georgia in the 1860's
• Rural Arizona in the 1950's
• Rural Texas in the 1980's

2.) What is the specific setting of chapter 1?

• a bunkhouse
• a camp site
• the forest
• the Gabilan Mountains

3.) Who are the two primary characters and what other characters do we meet in chapter 1?

• George and Lennie
• George and Larry
• Lennie and James
• Curley and his wife

4.) How does the narrator describe George?

• Mentally sharp and physically, on the small
• Mean-spirited with a large belly
• Physically strong but mentally, slow
• As someone who will take advantage of Lennie

5.) How does the narrator describe Lennie?

• Proud to be Aunt Clara's son
• Large physically and mentally, slow
• The size of most men, but with strange hair and a temper
• Athletic build and very educated