Of Mice and Men Review

Which character does George confide in about why he and Lennie had to leave Weed?

• Carlson
• Candy
• Crooks
• Slim

Why does Candy do only easy, menial labor?

• He is old and missing his hand
• He has cataracts and can't see
• He doesn't like to work hard
• He is the boss' son

What is George's "American Dream?"

• to own a piece of land

• to work hard his whole life

• to live a life of excess and leisure

• to join Candy and Lennie in their dream

What is Curley's wife's reasoning for always talking to the men, even when they don't want to see her?

• "Ever since I left home, I ain't got no friends."

• "I can't ever seem to find Curley."

• "I get lonely...You can talk to people, but I can't talk to nobody but Curley."

• "Nobody seems to like to just set and have a chat nowadays."

Why do the men not allow Crooks in the bunkhouse?

• He is the boss' son
• They are racist against black people
• Curley's wife won't allow it
• Slim doesn't get along with him

Steinbeck's novels usually take place in which time period?

• The Roaring Twenties
• World War I (1914-1918)
• The Great Depression of the 1930s
• World War II (1939-1945)

What job do George and Lennie do on the ranch?

• gathering and harvesting corn
• picking apple orchards
• digging a cesspool
• bucking barley bags

Which of these is NOT a theme of Of Mice and Men?

• Fulfilled dreams
• The death of the American Dream
• Loneliness
• Friendship

Why do George and Lennie travel together?

• George and Lennie are first cousins

• George took Lennie in after his aunt Clara died

• George pretends to help Lennie to steal his money

• George and Lennie have been best friends since they were kids

Which of these events foreshadows the events of the last two chapters?

• Lennie crushes the animals he pets

• Candy asks George if he can join their "American Dream"

• Crooks asks Candy about joining up with them

• George and Lennie are late arriving on the ranch to work