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Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins
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Class
Date
1.
Curley's wife silenced Crooks' complaints about her coming into his room by
a)
A. giving him extra food from the kitchen.
b)
B. telling him that she was falling in love with him.
c)
C. lending him books from Curley's library.
d)
D. reminding him that she could have him hanged.
2.
Lennie looked forward to the day when he would be allowed
a)
A. to learn how to ride a horse.
b)
B. to take care of rabbits.
c)
C. to attend a school in town.
d)
D. to have his own wife.
3.
George said that Lennie should ___if he ever got into trouble on the ranch.
a)
A. go down near the river and hide in the brush
b)
B. walk to town and speak to the sheriff
c)
C. hop on the train and go to his father's
d)
D. go to his bunk and deny having done anything
4.
When he met a big man, Curley often
a)
A. picked a fight.
b)
B. asked for advice.
c)
C. introduced himself.
d)
D. avoided speaking.
5.
George stopped playing jokes on Lennie after Lennie
a)
A. refused to listen to George anymore.
b)
B. told the boss that George was mean.
c)
C. tried to start a fire in the bunkhouse.
d)
D. jumped in a river and nearly drowned.
6.
When he first met George and Lennie, the boss at the ranch was suspicious because
a)
A. George wouldn't give information about his age.
b)
B. Lennie seemed to have an unusually short temper.
c)
C. George wouldn't let Lennie speak for himself.
d)
D. Lennie was carrying several twenty dollar bills.
7.
George and Lennie had begun working and traveling together after
a)
A. George's wife left.
b)
B. George's brother married.
c)
C. Lennie's father was shot.
d)
D. Lennie's aunt died.
8.
George said that he and Lennie arrived at the ranch later than expected because
a)
A. the map had become too worn for them to read.
b)
B. they had run into a bad storm while on the road.
c)
C. the bus driver had let them out far from the road.
d)
D. they had stopped to help a family put out a fire.
9.
Crooks frightened Lennie one night by telling him that
a)
A. there was a monster in the bunkhouse.
b)
B. there was a terrible storm on the way.
c)
C. George had given Lennie's puppy away.
d)
D. George might never come back again.
10.
Lennie said that he could ___ if George didn't want him around.
a)
A. go off and live in a cave.
b)
B. stay at a hotel in town.
c)
C. build a cabin in the woods.
d)
D. move in with his stepfather.
11.
George said that he and Lennie were different from other ranch workers because
a)
A. they had one another to care for.
b)
B. they didn't care about money.
c)
C. they had no plans for the future.
d)
D. they loved the work they did.
12.
After the death of Curley's wife, Candy realized that
a)
A. he and George and Lennie would not buy a place together.
b)
B. He wanted to go home and see his own family again.
c)
C. he had been in love with Curley's wife from the start.
d)
D. he and Curley were alike in more ways than he had known.
13.
Slim was surprised when he learned that
a)
A. George never drank alcohol.
b)
B. George and Lennie traveled together.
c)
C. George and Lennie were first cousins.
d)
D. Lennie planned to marry someday.
14.
The book was written by
a)
A. Upton Sinclair.
b)
B. William Faulkner.
c)
C. John Steinbeck.
d)
D. Ernest Hemingway.
15.
Candy claimed that Curley's wife always
a)
A. pretended to be a dancer.
b)
B. tried to ignore the workers.
c)
C. gave the eye to other men.
d)
D. did good deeds for other.
16.
How did Lennie's new puppy die?
a)
A. The puppy was killed by a fox that sneaked into the barn.
b)
B. The puppy got caught inside the motor of Slim's truck.
c)
C. Lennie rolled over on the puppy while sleeping with it.
d)
D. Lennie smacked the puppy too hard while playing with it.
17.
While they were talking, Curley's wife invited Lennie
a)
A. to join her for a swim.
b)
B. to listen to her radio.
c)
C. to come inside the house.
d)
D. to touch her soft hair.
18.
One evening, Candy reluctantly agreed to let Carlson
a)
A. wash Candy's cowboy hat.
b)
B. drive Candy's old truck.
c)
C. borrow Candy's work boots.
d)
D. shoot Candy's old dog.
19.
Just before he shot Lennie, George
a)
A. told Lennie about the farm they would buy.
b)
B. told Lennie that he was going to be punished.
c)
C. gave Lennie a pill to make him sleep.
d)
D. showed Lennie a picture of his mother.
20.
Curley's hand was badly injured when
a)
A. Slim challenged Curley to a wrestling match.
b)
B. George accidently cut Curley with a saw.
c)
C. Lennie squeezed it during a fight.
d)
D. Crooks hit it with a sledgehammer.
21.
George and Lennie had been forced to leave their jobs on a ranch in Weed because
a)
A. the ranch was being sold to a large corporation.
b)
B. a girl had accused Lennie of raping her.
c)
C. a prize steer was found choked to death.
d)
D. the boss had learned about George's gambling.
22.
Why had the ranch owners given Candy an extra $250?
a)
A. He had agreed to oversee the bunk houses.
b)
B. He had lost one of his hands while working.
c)
C. He worked much faster than anyone else.
d)
D. He worked weekends when no one else did.
23.
Just after they met Curley's wife, George told Lennie
a)
A. to do whatever she asked.
b)
B. to find a girl just like her.
c)
C. to make friends with her.
d)
D. to stay away from her.
24.
Curley's wife died after Lennie
a)
A. hit her with a whiskey bottle.
b)
B. ran over her with a tractor.
c)
C. accidentally broke her neck.
d)
D. pushed her into the river.
25.
On the ranch, Slim was considered
a)
A. a troublemaker with women.
b)
B. a lazy and careless rancher.
c)
C. the boss's favorite worker.
d)
D. the authority on any subject.
26.
Shortly after meeting Lennie, Slim said that
a)
A. he had heard about Lennie years earlier.
b)
B. he wanted to teach Lennie how to fight.
c)
C. he could tell Lennie wasn't a mean person.
d)
D. he thought Lennie was a dangerous man.
27.
Curley's wife claimed that if she never married Curley,
a)
A. she could have been a movie star.
b)
B. she could have inherited a fortune.
c)
C. she would have never left home.
d)
D. she might never had known love.
28.
After George shot Lennie, Slim said that
a)
A. George had to do it.
b)
B. Lennie was an evil man.
c)
C. Lennie was still alive.
d)
D. George should be ashamed.
29.
After the men discovered that he had shot Lennie, George
a)
A. gave all his money to Candy.
b)
B. left with Slim to get a drink.
c)
C. packed his bags and left the ranch.
d)
D. asked Curley to call Lennie's family.
30.
Crooks, the stable buck, claimed that because he was black,
a)
A. the stores in town refused to sell him anything.
b)
B. he was never invited to play cards in the bunkhouse.
c)
C. the sheriff always accused him of being a thief.
d)
D. he would never be paid as much as Slim and Curley.
31.
Tart is
a)
A. a handyman, custodian.
b)
B. a fighter/boxer.
c)
C. a promiscuous or "available" female.
d)
D. a ranch hand that drives a team.
32.
Skinner is
a)
A. a handyman, custodian.
b)
B. a fighter/boxer.
c)
C. a ranch hand that drives a team.
d)
D. a person who takes care of horses.
33.
The stable buck is
a)
A. a fighter/boxer
b)
B. a promiscuous or "available" female.
c)
C. a person who takes care of horses.
d)
D. a ranch hand that drives a team.
34.
Handy is
a)
A. a handyman/custodian.
b)
B. a fighter/boxer.
c)
C. a ranch hand that drives a team.
d)
D. a promiscuous or "available" female.
35.
Swamper is
a)
A. a handyman/custodian.
b)
B. a fighter/boxer.
c)
C. a ranch hand that drives a team.
d)
D. a person who takes care of horses.
36.
George is
a)
A. Curley's father.
b)
B. A migrant worker who cares for Lennie.
c)
C. A ranch worker who shoots Candy's dog.
d)
D. An old, crippled man who lost his hand.
37.
Candy is
a)
A. Curley's father.
b)
B. A migrant worker who cares for Lennie.
c)
C. The son of the ranch owner who likes to fight.
d)
D. An old, crippled man who lost his hand.
38.
Curley is
a)
A. A migrant worker who cares for Lennie.
b)
B. A ranch worker who shoots Candy's dog.
c)
C. The son of a ranch owner who likes to fight.
d)
D. An old, crippled man who lost his hand.
39.
Carlson is
a)
A. Curley's father.
b)
B. A ranch worker who shoots Candy's dog.
c)
C. The son of the ranch owner who likes to fight.
d)
D. An old, crippled man who lost his hand.
40.
The Boss is
a)
A. Curley's father.
b)
B. A migrant worker who cares for Lennie.
c)
C. A ranch worker who shoots Candy's dog.
d)
D. An old, crippled man who lost his hand.
41.
Lennie is
a)
A. The jerkline skinner at the ranch.
b)
B. The woman considered to be a tramp at the ranch.
c)
C. A gigantic, mentally disabled man.
d)
D. The stable buck at the ranch and the only black man.
42.
Curley's wife is
a)
A. the jerkline skinner at the ranch.
b)
B. The woman considered to be a tramp at the ranch.
c)
C. The woman who raised Lennie.
d)
D. A gigantic, mentally disabled man.
43.
Crooks is
a)
A. The jerkline skinner at the ranch.
b)
B. The woman who raised Lennie.
c)
C. A gigantic, mentally disabled man.
d)
D. The stable buck at the ranch and the only black man.
44.
Slim is
a)
A. The jerkline skinner at the ranch.
b)
B. The woman considered to be a tramp at the ranch.
c)
C. A gigantic, mentally disabled man.
d)
D. The stable buck at the ranch and the only black man.
45.
Aunt Clara is
a)
A. The jerkline skinner at the ranch.
b)
B. The woman considered to be a tramp at the ranch.
c)
C. The woman who raised Lennie.
d)
D. A gigantic, mentally disabled man.
46.
Who said, "Well, I ain't giving you no trouble. Think I don't like to talk to somebody ever' once in a while? Think I want to stick in that house alla time?"
a)
A. Candy
b)
B. Curley's wife
c)
C. Crooks
d)
D. Lennie
47.
Who said, "Why do you got to get killed? You ain't so little as mice. I didn't bounce you hard..."
a)
A. George
b)
B. Lenny
c)
C. Carlson
d)
D. Curley
48.
Who said, "No Lennie, I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't no. That's a thing I want ya to know."
a)
A. Aunt Clara
b)
B. Crooks
c)
C. George
d)
D. The boss
49.
Who said, "Member what I said about hoein' and doin' odd jobs? Well, just forget it. I didn't mean it. Jus' foolin'. I wouldn't want to go no place like that. Goodnight."
a)
A. Slim
b)
B. Carlson
c)
C. Candy
d)
D. Crooks
50.
Who said, "You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me."
a)
A. Curley
b)
B. Crooks
c)
C. Slim
d)
D. Lennie
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