WorksheetsOMM Chapter 2
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
According to Candy, why was the boss mad and George and Lennie?
a)
a. Because Lennie got into an argument with Curly
b)
a. Because the boss found out the truth about their experience in Weed
c)
a. Because they lost their work cards
d)
a. Because they were not there to go to work in the morning
2.
Who is impressed by Curley’s wife’s beauty and caught staring at her?
a)
George
b)
Lennie
c)
Slim
d)
Carlson
3.
In chapter 2 George told the boss three lies about Lennie, which of the following was NOT one of the lies…
a)
Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse
b)
Lennie was a good worker
c)
George and Lennie finished building a cesspool before they arrived at the new ranch
d)
Lennie was George’s cousin
4.
Which example best expresses the violence that surrounds the farm?
a)
Lennie’s desire to kill mice
b)
Threats from the boss
c)
The plan to kill Candy’s dog
d)
Candy’s missing hand
5.
What does George accuse Candy of?
a)
Overhearing Lennie’s desire to have a dog
b)
overhearing their dream of owning a farm
c)
Lennie telling George he thinks Curley’s wife is pretty
d)
George telling Lennie not to fight Curley
6.
This character is known as the "Prince of the Ranch"
a)
Slim
b)
Candy
c)
Whit
d)
Crooks
7.
How long have Curley and his wife been married?
a)
2 weeks
b)
2 days
c)
2 months
d)
2 years
8.
What does Carlson want to do with one of Slim's puppies?
a)
Give it to Lennie
b)
Give it to Candy
c)
Drown it
d)
Keep it for himself
9.
Idiom: What does it mean to "get the can"?
a)
bring a can of food
b)
get fired
c)
throw something away
d)
recycle
10.
How does the interaction between George and Candy further the themes of friendship?
a)
Candy realizes George is suspicious so he tries to earn George's trust
b)
George and Candy become friends right away because they share the same bunkhouse
c)
George realizes Candy is suspicious so George tries calm Candy's suspicions
d)
George and Lennie are so friendly it's hard not become instant friends with them.
11.
What is a common theme in Of Mice and Men?
a)
mice
b)
men
c)
both orange and red
d)
loneliness
12.
What do women represent in Of Mice and Men?
a)
Temptation and Problems
b)
Strength and Individuality
c)
Friendship and Love
d)
Loss of Hope
13.
How does Crooks become crippled?
a)
A horse kicked him in the head
b)
A horse kicked him in the back
c)
He was dropped as a baby
d)
Residual effects of slavery
14.
Why does Curley get annoyed with Lennie?
a)
Lennie won't look at him.
b)
He asks Lennie a question and he doesn't respond.
c)
Lennie trips him accidentally.
d)
He catches Lennie looking at his wife.
15.
How do the other men on the ranch feel about Slim?
a)
they're afraid of him
b)
they're jealous of him.
c)
they're annoyed by him.
d)
they look up to him
16.
While discussing Curley’s wife, Candy says, “Married two weeks and got the eye. Maybe that’s why Curley’s pants is full of ants”. This statement is what literary element?
a)
irony
b)
metaphor
c)
simile
d)
fore- shadowing
17.
What can you guess to NOT be a dream of Curley's?
a)
have a hot wife
b)
be a rancher
c)
be a boxer
d)
be taller
18.
What SIMILE does George use to describe Lennie?
a)
as cuckoo as a clock
b)
as strong as a bull
c)
as lazy as a cow
d)
mean like a bear
19.
What does Crooks spend most of his time doing?
a)
Talking to Curley's wife
b)
drinking
c)
reading
d)
gambling
20.
Slim's dog Lulu had 9 pups, which was too many for her to nurse. What did Slim do with the four smallest ones?
a)
Gave them away to ranch hands
b)
Sold them
c)
Drowned them
d)
Let them go stray
21.
Carlson, another worker on the ranch, wants to kill Curley’s dog because it’s so old and weak, toothless, half blind, and actually smells of decay. If the dog is killed, this would be an example of...
a)
Romanticism
b)
Realism
22.
Most of the opening paragraphs of this section consist of a realistic description of the bunkhouse. What detail best suggests that the ranch hands have a "romantic" side?
a)
They play cards together
b)
The cowboy magazines they read and secretly believe
c)
They all have little shelves made out of apple crates
d)
They sleep in the same room
23.
What is an example of George protecting Lennie?
a)
When George inspected the bed for bugs
b)
When Lennie grabbed the girl’s dress
c)
When Lennie wasn’t allowed to talk to the boss
d)
When George promised Lennie he will get him one of the dogs
24.
Why is the boss suspicious of George and Lennie when he meets them for the first time?
a)
The boss doesn’t like big guys
b)
The boss thinks George is taking Lennie’s pay from him
c)
The boss caught George with bug spray
d)
Candy told the boss the truth about George and Lennie’s experience in Weed
25.
George’s ability to realize that things aren’t going to be easy with Curley’s wife around the farm is an example of:
a)
Imagery
b)
Setting
c)
Foreshadowing
d)
Onomatopoeia
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