Of Mice and Men, Chapters 1-3

Which statement best describes George?

• A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders

• A stooped man with a hunchback

• A small and quick man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features

• A heavy man with pale eyes and a large nose

Which statement best describes Lennie?

• A short, quick man with a bad temper

• A small man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features

• An intelligent man

• A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders

Which statement best summarizes why Lennie has a dead mouse in his pocket?

• He likes to pet soft things because they are comforting to him.

• He loves the smell of a dead mouse.

• It’s the only animal he could find.

• He is malicious and wants to anger George every chance he gets.

Which best describes why George and Lennie are constantly on the move?

• Lennie keeps getting in trouble and losing every job he and George get.

• They are running away from their parents.

• They are too restless and become bored easily, so they keep looking for more challenging work.

• Lennie is trying to ditch George.

If Lennie gets in trouble at the ranch, where does George tell him to hide until George can come for him?

• In the brush by the river

• At the local saloon

• Under the bed in the bunkhouse

• In the barn

Which answer best resembles the dream that George and Lennie have for the future?

• To save up some money and travel the world.

• To own a little farm of their own and live off the land by themselves.

• To buy a house for their kind, old aunt back home.

• To start their own business and have a bunch of men who work for them.

Match the following characters to their descriptions.

• Curley's wife

• She had full, rouged lips and 

  wide-spaced eyes, 

  heavily made up.

• Curley

• It was a thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair. He wore high-heeled boots “Seen my old man?” he said.

• Candy

• There was a gravity in his manner and a quiet profound way that all talk stopped when he spoke

• Slim

• The door opened and a tall, stoop-shouldered old man came in.  He was dressed in blue jeans and carried a big push-broom in his left hand.

Match the following by identifying who says which line:

• George

• “Hope you get on my team,” he said. His voice was very gentle.

• Curley

• “If he ain’t, I guess I better look someplace else,” she said playfully.

• Slim

• “Well, nex’ time you answer when you’re spoke to!"

• Lennie

• "Listen to me,” he said fiercely. “Don’t you even take a look at her. I seen ‘em poison before, but I never seen no piece of jail bait worse than her.”

• Curley's wife

• ” I don’t like this place George. This ain’t no good place. I wanna get out of here.”

Because he trusts Slim, George does which of the following?

• Lies to him as he lied to the boss

• Tells him the truth about his relationship with Lennie

• Decides that he and Lennie must leave the ranch immediately

• Decides to disobey every order that Slim gives to him

Which character is old and an example of what happens to lonely men on ranches as they grow older?

• Candy

• Slim

• Curley

• Carlson