WorksheetsOf Mice and Men Chapter 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Which statement best describes George?
A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders
A stooped man with a hunchback
A small and quick man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features
A heavy man with pale eyes and a large nose
Which statement best describes Lennie?
A short, quick man with a bad temper
A small man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features
An intelligent man
A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders
Which statement best summarizes why Lennie has a dead mouse in his pocket?
He likes to pet soft things because they are comforting to him.
He loves the smell of a dead mouse.
It’s the only animal he could find.
He is malicious and wants to anger George every chance he gets.
“A water snake slipped along the pool, its head held up like a little periscope” is an example of…
metaphor
irony
allusion
simile
Which statement best describes how Lennie prefers his beans?
With mustard
With hot sauce
With ketchup
With mayonnaise
Which statement best summarizes what George would like to do if he was alone and didn’t have to watch over Lennie?
He would sleep-in rather than getting up for work every day.
He would take his fifty bucks, visit a cathouse, drink whisky and shoot pool at the end of each month.
He would get married to his high school sweetheart.
He would travel around the world.
Which best describes why George and Lennie are constantly on the move?
Lennie keeps getting in trouble and losing every job he and George get.
They are running away from their parents.
They are too restless and become bored easily, so they keep looking for more challenging work.
Lennie is trying to ditch George.
Which statement best describes how Lennie is supposed to behave in front of the new boss at the ranch?
Lennie is supposed to tell the boss all the details of why they left their last job.
Lennie is supposed to impress the boss with his sense of humor.
Lennie is supposed to beat up the boss and take his wallet.
Lennie is supposed to keep silent and let George do all the talking.
If Lennie gets in trouble at the ranch, where does George tell him to hide until George can come for him?
In the brush by the river
At the local saloon
Under the bed in the bunkhouse
In the barn
Which answer best resembles the dream that Goerge and Lennie have for the future?
To save up some money and travel the world.
To own a little farm of their own and live off the land by themselves.
To buy a house for their kind, old aunt back home.
To start their own business and have a bunch of men who work for them.
