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WorksheetsOf Mice and Men Quiz
Total questions: 49
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Why did George and Lennie have to leave Weed?
a)
People caught on to Lennie’s mental disability.
b)
George got into a fight.
c)
There was no more work to do.
d)
Lennie supposedly assaulted a woman.
2.
Who is a woman who often feels lonely and teases the migrant workers?
a)
Aunt Clara
b)
Curley's Wife
c)
Martha
d)
Susy
3.
Who owns a very old dog and has to make a tough decision about the dog?
a)
Candy
b)
George
c)
Slim
d)
The Boss
4.
Curley’s wife hoped that she would become a(n) ________
a)
Teacher
b)
Actress
c)
Ranch worker
d)
Mother
5.
Who is the author of the novella?
a)
Ernest Hemingway
b)
John Steinbeck
c)
Jane Austen
d)
J.K. Rowling
6.
In what state is the novel set?
a)
Alabama
b)
California
c)
Nebraska
d)
Ohio
7.
Who loves animals, but doesn’t know his own strength?
a)
Candy
b)
Curley
c)
George
d)
Lennie
8.
What is the time period of the novella?
a)
The Jazz Age
b)
The Great Depression
c)
The Civil War
d)
The Holocaust
9.
Who said, "I can still tend the rabbits, George? I di'n't mean no harm."
a)
Candy
b)
Lennie
c)
Slim
d)
Whit
10.
What is different about George and Lennie than other men in the novel?
a)
They look out for each other.
b)
They refuse to visit the brothels.
c)
They are much younger than all of the other men.
d)
They actually have money.
11.
What two hallucinations does Lennie see towards the end of the novella?
a)
His mother and an old dog
b)
A rabbit and the face of George
c)
A farmhouse and Curley’s wife
d)
A rabbit and Aunt Clara
12.
Lennie is often characterized as a(n) ______________
a)
Plant
b)
Mountain
c)
Animal
d)
Planet
13.
Which character is a very tiny, quick man who takes care of Lennie and promises that one day they will have land of their own?
a)
Carlson
b)
Curley
c)
George
d)
Slim
14.
Which of the following is NOT an important theme of the novella?
a)
Strength vs. Weakness
b)
Companionship vs. Isolation
c)
The Impossibility of the American Dream
d)
Rebellion
15.
Why does George not pick on Lennie anymore?
a)
Aunt Clara asked him not to.
b)
Everyone else already does, so he feels bad.
c)
He almost killed Lennie once while doing so.
d)
Lennie cried the last time he picked on him.
16.
Who is the only person in the story who really understood George’s final action?
a)
The Boss
b)
Candy
c)
Crooks
d)
Slim
17.
Would George ever get a piece of land?
a)
Yes, he and Candy were making plans together.
b)
Yes, he wanted to get the land for Lennie's sake.
c)
No, he never really wanted it anyway.
d)
No, he realized that it was just a dream that would never come true.
18.
Who is a very hard, tough man, who is often cruel to his wife and other workers?
a)
Carlson
b)
Curley
c)
The Boss
d)
Whit
19.
Why does Curley not like Lennie?
a)
Curley's wife flirts with Lennie.
b)
His father, the boss, warned him about Lennie.
c)
Lennie verbally threatened him.
d)
Curley is jealous of anyone who is bigger than him.
20.
Lennie killed Curley's wife because ______________________________.
a)
He hated Curley.
b)
He was afraid of women.
c)
He felt sorry for her.
d)
He panicked when she started to scream.
21.
Which of the following is NOT something the novel shows about George’s story of his interaction with Lennie at the river?
a)
Lennie does not know the consequences of his actions.
b)
Lennie desires to harm himself.
c)
George is capable of harming Lennie.
d)
Slim is a respectable, approachable man.
22.
Who said, "Books ain't no good. A guy needs somebody-to be near him. A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick"
a)
Crooks
b)
Curley
c)
George
d)
The Boss
23.
Who is the most respected man on the farm/understands George's decision at the end of the novella?
a)
Candy
b)
Carlson
c)
Crooks
d)
Slim
24.
According to Crooks, what would happen to Lennie without George?
a)
He would be fired from the ranch.
b)
He would be poor.
c)
The other ranch workers would have to keep up with him.
d)
He would be sent to an insane asylum.
25.
Which of the following is NOT an example of foreshadowing?
a)
The red dresses of the woman in Weed and Curley’s wife
b)
Lennie killing mice.
c)
The death of Carlson’s dog.
d)
George telling everyone that he and Lennie are cousins.
26.
Who is the stable man of the farm who must live in the harness room because he is African American?
a)
Candy
b)
Carlson
c)
Crooks
d)
Whit
27.
Who is a very hard, tough man, who is often cruel to his wife and other workers?
a)
Curley
b)
Crooks
c)
George
d)
Tom
28.
Who said, “Maybe everybody in the whole damn world is scared of each other.”
a)
Curley's Wife
b)
George
c)
Lennie
d)
Slim
29.
In both the first and last chapters of the book ______________________________________
a)
The setting is the same
b)
George tells Lennie about the dream
c)
Lennie is running away from trouble
d)
All of these
30.
George's killing of Lennie can BEST be compared to _________________________
a)
Lennie's killing mice
b)
Lennie's killing of Curley's wife
c)
The shooting of Candy's dog
d)
Lennie's killing of his pup
31.
When most of the men go into town, who goes into Crooks room?
a)
Candy
b)
Lennie
c)
Slim
d)
Carlson
32.
Curley’s wife knows that the men are lying about Curley’s hand getting caught in a machine.
a)
True
b)
False
33.
Who said, "“I aught of shot that dog myself.”
a)
Candy
b)
Crooks
c)
George
d)
Slim
34.
Curley wore a glove on his hand because it was badly scarred.
a)
True
b)
False
35.
Lennie’s last name is Milton.
a)
True
b)
False
36.
If Lennie is in trouble, George told him to go hide in the brushes down by the river.
a)
True
b)
False
37.
Candy shoots his dog because it is old.
a)
True
b)
False
38.
Which of the following is a reason that Candy would want to keep his dog alive?
a)
It offers Lennie companionship.
b)
He can get money from selling it.
c)
The dog protects him.
d)
He relates to the dog’s physical state.
39.
The two card games that the men play in the bunkhouse are euchre and blackjack.
a)
True
b)
False
40.
Who said, “Sat'iday night. Ever'body out doin' som'pin'. Ever'body! An' what am I doin'? Standin' here talkin' to a bunch of bindle stiffs" ???
a)
Carlson
b)
Crooks
c)
Curley
d)
Curley's Wife
41.
From whom does Candy seek advice before allowing Carlson to shoot his dog?
a)
George
b)
Whit
c)
Curley
d)
Slim
42.
What does George tell Lennie to do while they are talking to their new boss?
a)
Keep his mouth shut
b)
Act respectably
c)
Describe himself in detail
d)
Talk about the rabbits
43.
What small animal does Lennie kill at beginning of the story?
a)
rabbit
b)
turtle
c)
mouse
d)
puppy
44.
Who said, "You hadda George. I swear, you hadda."
a)
Candy
b)
Slim
c)
Crooks
d)
Lennie
45.
Who said, "I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we'd never do her. He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we should."
a)
Lennie Small
b)
George Milton
c)
Slim
d)
Candy
46.
Who is the first person to discover the body of Curley's wife?
a)
Crooks
b)
Candy
c)
George
d)
Carlson
47.
What career did Curley's wife want before she married Curley?
a)
doctor
b)
teacher
c)
actress
d)
nurse
48.
Who said, " We could live off the fatta the lan'."
a)
George Milton
b)
Lennie Small
c)
Slim
d)
Candy
49.
Who said, "A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you. I tell ya, a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick."
a)
Slim
b)
Crooks
c)
Curley's wife
d)
George
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