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WorksheetsOf Mice and Men Test Review
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Who is the author of 'Of Mice and Men'?
a)
John Steinbeck
b)
J. K. Rowling
c)
Jane Austen
d)
J. R. R. Tolkien
2.
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
3.
What is the name of Curley's wife?
a)
Martha
b)
Clara
c)
Eugenia
d)
She doesn't have a name in the story
4.
Whose dog is shot?
a)
Lennie
b)
Slim
c)
Crooks
d)
Candy
5.
Lennie was ....
a)
huge, very strong, not very smart
b)
small and quick
c)
short and squat
d)
fat and lazy
6.
George was
a)
huge, very strong, not very smart
b)
small and quick
c)
short and squat
d)
fat and lazy
7.
What does George say he could do if he were alone?
a)
go to a "cat house"
b)
drink whiskey all night
c)
play cards at a pool hall all night
d)
all of these
8.
What was in Lennie's pocket?
a)
a dead mouse
b)
a can of beans
c)
a gun
d)
a rabbit
9.
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
10.
Which character is missing his right hand, is old and has an old dog?
a)
Candy
b)
Curley
c)
Crooks
d)
Carlson
11.
What does Curley wear to set himself apart from the other mean?
a)
cowboy hat
b)
blue jean jacket
c)
high heeled boots
d)
gloves
12.
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
13.
Who Curley and his wife spend half their time looking for: ____________.
a)
their boss
b)
their shoes
c)
each other
d)
George and Lennie
14.
What Lennie has brought back to the bunkhouse and tries to hide; a _____________
a)
puppy
b)
mouse
c)
rabbit
d)
cat
15.
What does Lennie want on his beans?
a)
salt
b)
vinegar
c)
ketchup
d)
onions
16.
Which character is the boss's son that hates big guys?
a)
Crooks
b)
Carlson
c)
Candy
d)
Curley
17.
Who shoots Candy's old dog?
a)
The boss
b)
Carlson
c)
Crooks
d)
Candy
18.
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
19.
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
20.
Who is always looking for her husband and gives men on the ranch "the eye"? She is also known as a "tart".
a)
Candy
b)
Curley's wife
c)
Lennie
d)
Matilda
21.
Described as big stomached and he shoots Candy's old dog.
a)
Carlson
b)
Candy
c)
the boss
d)
Curley
22.
He wants in on the dream of land with George and Lennie.
a)
Candy
b)
Carlson
c)
Curley
d)
Armondo
23.
He breaks Curley's hand.
a)
George
b)
Lennie
c)
Slim
d)
Candy
24.
Is obsessed with tending the rabbits.
a)
George
b)
Lennie
c)
Candy
d)
Maria
25.
He tells Curley that he needs to tell everyone he got his hand "caught in a machine".
a)
Slim
b)
Carlson
c)
Candy
d)
Lennie
26.
When did George feel ashamed?
a)
When he told Lennie to jump in the river and he almost drowned
b)
When he went to Suzie's
c)
When he told Lennie he was fat
d)
When he told Lennie he will never have a puppy
27.
Why did Aunt Clara stop giving Lennie mice?
a)
he lost them
b)
he would kill them
c)
they smelt bad
28.
What two things does Curley's wife tell Lennie in the barn?
a)
She loves the farm, but hates Curley's father
b)
She loves Curley, but hates living on the farm
c)
She wants to be an actress and she doesn't like Curley
d)
She Likes Curley sometimes, but wants to leave town
29.
Why doesn't George just let Lennie run away?
a)
He might accidentally hurt or kill someone.
b)
He might try to go back to Weed.
c)
He might starve on his own.
d)
He might kill himself.
30.
What does Candy fear most after Curley's wife is gone?
a)
He will get "canned" (fired) from his job
b)
He will have to go to the old folks home
c)
He will not get to live on the farm with George
d)
He will be blamed for Curley's wife's death
31.
Why does Slim think it is a bad idea for the men to catch Lennie?
a)
They will hang him
b)
They will cage him like an animal
c)
They will beat him to death
d)
They will never forgive him
32.
Why do the men think that Lennie is armed?
a)
Lennie likes to shoot guns
b)
Lennie may have stolen Carlson's pistol
c)
Lennie may have stolen Crooks' shotgun
d)
Lennie might have stolen Slim's rifle
33.
How does the chapter 6 bring the book full circle?
a)
The book begins and ends with George yelling at Lennie
b)
The book beings and ends with Aunt Clara yelling at lennie
c)
The book begins and ends at the water near the ranch
d)
the book begins and ends at the bunkhouse at the ranch
34.
Who visits Lennie at the end of the book near the water?
a)
Aunt Clara and the mice
b)
Aunt Clara and George
c)
Aunt Clara and a rabbit
d)
Aunt Clara and Curley's wife
35.
How do we know that George did not want to kill Lennie?
a)
George told Lennie to run because he didn't want to kill him
b)
George's hand was shaking because he found it so hard to kill Lennie
c)
George told Slim that it was Lennie's idea and he did not want to kill him
d)
George blames Lennie for doing bad things and making him shoot him
36.
Which literary term below is best represented the similarity between Lennie’s death and the shooting of Candy’s dog?
a)
Simile
b)
Foreshadowing
c)
Hyperbole
d)
Personification
37.
Before George pulls the trigger, he tells Lennie about the little place they’re going to have and the rabbits he will tend. Which statement is the most likely reason George tells Lennie this white lie?
a)
George is so used to lying to Lennie that it just slips out.
b)
George wants Lennie’s last moments to be happy, not fearful.
c)
George isn’t lying. He still thinks the dream farm is possible.
d)
George is getting back at Lennie for all the trouble he’s caused.
38.
When Steinbeck tells us that Lennie likes to pet soft things, he is using the technique of
a)
narration
b)
graphic description
c)
foreshadowing
39.
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
40.
George explained Lennie’s problem to everyone by saying
a)
he had been the victim of a childhood disease
b)
his parents kept him out of school
c)
he had been kicked in the head by a horse
d)
he ate paint chips as a child
41.
What excites Lennie the most about his dream life with George?
a)
he will get to tend rabbits
b)
he will get to use a stove
c)
he will get to have a garden
42.
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
43.
What does Lennie finally do when Curley punches him, with George’s insistence?
a)
he does not fight back at all
b)
he begins to weep
c)
he attempts to strangle Curley
d)
he crushes Curley’s hand
44.
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
45.
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
46.
Which of these animals is NOT killed in the course of the story?
a)
a mouse
b)
a puppy
c)
a rabbit
d)
an old dog
47.
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
48.
What is Lennie's surname?
a)
Small
b)
Large
c)
Henry
d)
Robinson
49.
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
50.
Why is Crooks called Crooks?
a)
He is a criminal
b)
He has a cane
c)
He has a crooked back
d)
He house is crooked
51.
"(He's) pretty handy. He done a bit in the ring. He's a lightweight, and he's handy." Who is being described here?
a)
Curley
b)
Candy
c)
Carlson
d)
Slim
52.
What colour were Curley's wife's fingernails and mules?
a)
White
b)
Red
c)
Pink
d)
Blue
53.
"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
54.
What does Slim give to Lennie?
a)
A kitten
b)
A dollar
c)
A pup
d)
A slap
55.
"...ain't concealin' nothing. I never seen anybody like them. (...) got the eye goin' all the time on everybody. I bet they even give the stable buck the eye." Who is Whit describing here?
a)
Curley
b)
The boss
c)
Curley's wife
d)
George
56.
"An' rabbits (...) An' I take care of 'em. Tell how I'd do that ..." Who said this?
a)
Candy
b)
George
c)
Crooks
d)
Lennie
57.
"I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." Who said this?
a)
Lennie
b)
Carlson
c)
Candy
d)
George
58.
turned away
a)
averted
b)
fawning
c)
cringed
d)
jeering
59.
completely confused or puzzled
a)
cringed
b)
consoled
c)
bewildered
d)
writhed
60.
left; left and never came back
a)
doped out
b)
took a powder
c)
take you out in a box
d)
went with shows
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