Complete Story Reading of Of Mice and Men

Hints or clues about future events in the story

• symbol

• allusion

• idiom

• foreshadowing

Which character is missing his right hand, is old and has an old dog?

• Candy

• Curley

• Crooks

• Carlson

Who shoots Candy's old dog?

• The boss

• Carlson

• Crooks

• Candy

Who is respected by ALL of the men on the ranch?  He is the the boss over George and Lennie.

• Slim

• Crooks

• Candy

• Curley

He is isolated because of the color of his skin.  He sleeps in the stable and has a crooked back.

• Crooks

• Candy

• Carlson

• Curley

Who is always looking for her husband and gives men on the ranch "the eye"?  She is also known as a "tart".

• Candy

• Curley's wife

• Lennie

• Matilda

What is the main theme of 'Of Mice and Men'?

• Friendship and loneliness

• War and peace

• Love and betrayal

• Wealth and poverty

Which character dreams of owning a piece of land?

• George

• Curley

• Slim

• Carlson

What does Lennie like to pet?

• Rabbits

• Dogs

• Cats

• Birds

Who is the author of 'Of Mice and Men'?

• John Steinbeck

• Ernest Hemingway

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Mark Twain