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WorksheetsChapter One - Of Mice and Men
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where was Lennie's work card?
a)
In his pocket
b)
he lost it
c)
didn't have one
d)
George had it
2.
The first chance George gets, what will he get Lennie?
a)
a rabbit
b)
a ranch
c)
a puppy
d)
mouse
3.
What did Lennie have in his pocket that George took away from him?
a)
candy
b)
money
c)
his work card
d)
a mouse
4.
What is George and Lennie's dream?
a)
To have their own land
b)
To have wives
c)
To have an education
d)
To make it to Oregon
5.
Why did George and Lennie leave the city of Weed in a hurry?
a)
They owed money to a lot of people.
b)
George was caught stealing.
c)
George accidentally killed a man.
d)
A girl accused Lennie of rape.
6.
Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble?
a)
In the barn
b)
In the brush
c)
In the saloon
d)
In the stable
7.
What advice does George give Lennie to prepare for their interview with the ranch owner?
a)
don’t say a word until after they’ve worked
b)
shake hands and say, howdy
c)
hand the ranch owner his work card
d)
to lie about his age
8.
What’s different about George and Lennie from other ranch hands?
a)
They care about each other.
b)
They are from up north.
c)
They’re white but the other ranch hands are black.
d)
They have a large family.
9.
What does Lennie want on his beans?
a)
salt
b)
vinegar
c)
ketchup
d)
onions
10.
A hint or a clue about something that will happen later in the story is called...
a)
personication
b)
simile
c)
metaphor
d)
foreshawdowing
11.
Lennie leaves George to find wood for their fire and comes back with what?
a)
A bundle of wood and a live mouse.
b)
A bundle of wood and a dead mouse.
c)
A stick and a dead mouse.
d)
A stick and a live mouse.
12.
Readers can tell Lennie admires George because he:
a)
Gives him a mouse.
b)
Imitates his body language.
c)
Shares his dinner with him.
d)
Gets firewood for him.
13.
When George and Lennie fight, Lennie threatens to leave and go live
a)
on a ranch
b)
in the city
c)
with Aunt Clara
d)
in a cave
14.
"roll up a stake"
a)
no money
b)
nonsense
c)
sex with prostitute
d)
save up some money
15.
What three animals is Lennie compared to in the opening chapter?
a)
Cow, pig, dog
b)
Horse, cow, moose
c)
Stag, sheep, dog
d)
Bear, horse, terrier
16.
"The sycamore leaves whispered in a little night breeze," is an example of
a)
personification
b)
simile
17.
What was Lennie's favorite saying about the dream?
a)
"The Barn will be full o' pups."
b)
"The alfalfa will keep my rabbits fat and healthy."
c)
"We'll have lotsa ketchup."
d)
"We'll live offa the fatta the' lan'."
18.
a small bundle of items rolled up inside a blanket and carried over the shoulder or on the back
a)
Brusquely
b)
Bindle
c)
Anguish
d)
Recumbent
19.
A person who travels by foot usually doing odd jobs for a living
a)
Tramp
b)
Bindle
c)
Morose
d)
Stake
20.
Morose
a)
Dark and serious
b)
Red like a rose
c)
Happy and amusing
d)
Without hope, depressed
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