WorksheetsOf Mice and Men
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 25mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who are the two main characters?
a)
George Milton & Lennie Small
b)
Mr. & Mrs. Curley
c)
Slim Smith & Crooks Big
d)
John Poe & Lennie Small
2.
What is the name of Curley's wife?
a)
Martha
b)
Clara
c)
Eugenia
d)
She doesn't have a name in the story
3.
Lennie was ....
a)
huge, very strong, not very smart
b)
small and quick
c)
short and squat
d)
fat and lazy
4.
George was
a)
huge, very strong, not very smart
b)
small and quick
c)
short and squat
d)
fat and lazy
5.
What was in Lennie's pocket?
a)
a dead mouse
b)
a can of beans
c)
a gun
d)
a rabbit
6.
What does the dead mouse foreshadow about Lennie ?
a)
He likes to kill things
b)
He is not aware of his own strength
c)
He doesn't like mice
d)
That he can't be trusted
7.
What are George and Lennie going to do someday?
a)
have a little piece of land
b)
have some animals and crops
c)
live off the fat of the land
d)
all of these
8.
Which character is missing his right hand, is old and has an old dog?
a)
Candy
b)
Curley
c)
Crooks
d)
Carlson
9.
He used to be a boxer. He is always looking for his wife. Describe as short and stocky.
a)
Candy
b)
Carlson
c)
Curley
d)
George
10.
Who Curley and his wife spend half their time looking for: ____________.
a)
their boss
b)
their shoes
c)
each other
d)
George and Lennie
11.
Who is respected by ALL of the men on the ranch? He is the the boss over George and Lennie.
a)
Slim
b)
Crooks
c)
Candy
d)
Curley
12.
He is isolated because of the color of his skin. He sleeps in the stable and has a crooked back.
a)
Crooks
b)
Candy
c)
Carlson
d)
Curley
13.
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
14.
Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble?
a)
The brush
b)
Under the bridge
c)
The bunkhouse
d)
In a cave
15.
What colour were Curley's wife's fingernails and mules?
a)
White
b)
Red
c)
Pink
d)
Blue
16.
"There was...a quiet so profound that all talk stopped when he spoke. His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject..." Who is this describing?
a)
Curley
b)
George
c)
Crooks
d)
Slim
17.
"...flopping like a fish on a line." Who does this describe?
a)
Candy
b)
Lennie
c)
Curley
d)
Whit
18.
The reader gains an early indication of Lennie’s problem when
a)
he admits to George that he can’t read traffic signs
b)
he forgets his own name
c)
we learn about the dead mouse in his pocket
d)
he forgets where they are going
19.
When Steinbeck tells us that Lennie likes to pet soft things, he is using the technique of
a)
narration
b)
graphic description
c)
foreshadowing
20.
George and Lennie felt that they were different from other itinerant ranch hands because they
a)
had desirable skills
b)
could look after each other
c)
liked to put roots down in one place
d)
worked well together
21.
The story of Lennie’s near disaster in the town of Weed
a)
showed that Lennie might be a rapist
b)
exacerbated Curley’s bitterness toward both men
c)
foreshadowed later events in the story
22.
Which comparison between Candy and his dog is NOT true?
a)
Candy and his dog are both outcasts
b)
Candy and his dog are both aged and decrepit
c)
Candy and his dog are both barely able to function without others’ help
d)
Candy and his dog are both sacrificed when useless
23.
The lowest man in the ranch hierarchy was
a)
Candy, the swamper
b)
Crooks, the stable buck
c)
Slim, the jerkline skinner
d)
Carlson, the ranch hand
24.
Curley’s wife precipitated her own death by
a)
enticing Lennie down to the river bank
b)
inviting Lennie to stroke her hair
c)
giving Lennie the eye in front of her husband
25.
What does George say to Lennie before shooting him?
a)
he tells him that he’s done a bad thing
b)
he tells him to think of the farm they are going to get
c)
he tells him to think of a rabbit
26.
George felt that he had to carry out the execution
a)
as retribution for Lennie’s crime
b)
before the other men would get to Lennie and torture him
c)
since Lennie had ruined their future
27.
"His eye passed over the new men and stopped. He glanced cold at George and then at Lennie. His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists." What does this quote reveal about Curley ?
a)
He is threatened by the unknown
b)
He is aggressive and has a tendency to resort to violence
c)
He is quick to judgment
d)
All of the above
28.
The shooting of Candy's dog is both an example of symbolism and foreshadowing.
a)
True
b)
False
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