OMAM Characters Quiz

Which of the following best describes Crooks?​ ​ (a)  

• Cruel, cowardly, lonely
• Proud, resentful, lonely
• Approachable, gentle, lonely

Curley is introduced as having a "pugnacious" glance. Which of the following details does NOT emphasise this description?

b

Curley bends his elbows and makes fists

Curley wears high-heeled boots

Curley reacts with a violent move

Curley was a a boxer

"His hands, large and lean, were as delicate in their action as those of a dancer." What does this physical description tell the reader about Slim? ​ ​ (a)  

• He likes to show off
• He has worked formerly as a dancer
• He is an exceptionally skilled worker
• He is a physically delicate man

Candy is eager to join in with Lennie and George's plan to buy land. Why?​ ​ (a)  

• His age & disability mean his work is soon over
• He is cheerful, hopeful and naive
• He wants revenge on Curley
• He believes the plan won't happen

Which of the following traits gets Lennie into trouble?

• His fear of disappointing George

• His underestimation of his own strength

• His love of touching soft things

• All of the above

What was Lennie's Aunt's name?

(a)  

What do the men think of Slim?

• They distrust him.

• They respect him and his opinions.

• They think he’s condescending.

• They wish he’d stop meddling in their business.

Match the following

• Stable buck; cynical

• Carlson

• Old swamper

• Curly's wife

• Flirts because she is lonely

• Crooks

• Cruel; bully

• Curley

• Selfish man; shoots Candy's dog

• Candy

What does Curley's wife's' confession of her unhappy life and ruined dreams do?

• Proves that she is a tart

• Shows she is vulnerable

• Makes her seem like a liar

• Proves that she is cruel

More than anything else, Crooks wants ​ ​ (a)  

• to have his own farm.
• to belong somewhere & be accepted.
• to get married & have kids.
• to have surgery on his back.