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WorksheetsOf Mice and Men
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 14mins
Where does the story begin?
Soledad
by the Salinas River
by the Soledad River
Weed
Why is Lennie carrying a dead mouse in his pocket?
It reminds him of his Aunt Clara
He doesn't understand the difference between life and death
He likes to touch soft things
He likes hiding things in his pockets
Which is the BEST way of describing Lennie?
Although he looks like a child, he acts like a child
Although he appears to be grown, he acts much older than he is
Even though he has done childish things, he has learned from his mistakes
Even though he appears to be grown, he does child-like things
Choose all correct options.
What happened in Weed?
A girl was attacked and harmed
Lennie was accused of a crime
Lennie grabbed a girl's dress
George and Lennie hid in a drainage ditch
Which BEST supports the idea that George is frustrated with Lennie?
"Now look - I'll give him the work tickets, but you ain't gonna say a word," said George
"You gonna give me that mouse?" George asked.
"Lady, huh? Don't even remember who that lady was. That was your own Aunt Clara."
"You keep me in hot water all the time!"
Accused of "having the eye"
Curley's wife
Candy
Candy's wife
Curley
What did George do that forever stopped him from playing tricks on Lennie?
Lennie quit talking to him
Lennie grabbed George's hand and accidentally broke it
Lennie nearly drowned
Lennie ran away from home and hid in a cave
Why do Slim and the other men make Curley lie about how he hurt his hand?
It will keep George and Lennie from getting canned
It will preserve Curley's reputation
Slim doesn't want to lose his position
They are hoping Curley's wife won't find out the truth
After Lennie kills the puppy, what is his greatest fear?
George won't let him tend the rabbits
The guys will find out what he did and be angry
He will miss playing with his pup
He will forget what George told him to do
Why is Crooks defensive about his space when Lennie first enters his room?
He's gotten old and set in his ways
He has too many possessions and he's worried Lennie might steal something
He is not allowed in the bunkhouse with the other men
He isn't used to visitors
What can we infer is Curley's wife's reason for marrying Curley?
to live on a ranch
to escape her first husband
to rebel against her mother and leave home
to save money and move to Hollywood
Lennie tells Curley's wife that he once had a piece of velvet but he lost it. Steinbeck MOST LIKELY includes this part because
he wants to reiterate that Lennie likes to touch soft things
to make the reader wonder why he had a piece of velvet
to establish Lennie's past
to reiterate how child-like Lennie really is
What foreshadows George's actions at the end of Chapter 6?
Lennie crushing Curley's hand
Lennie having killed mice and his puppy
Carlson killing Candy's dog
Candy regretting not killing his own dog
Which character?
"A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody."
Carlson
Crooks
Candy
Curley
Who said it?
"I ought to have shot that dog myself, George."
Lennie
Candy
Crooks
Carlson
Who said it?
"He ain't no good to you...An' he ain't no good to himself."
Whit
Carlson
Candy
Slim
"I ain't much good but I could cook and tend the chickens and hoe in the garden some."
Whit
Carlson
Candy
Slim
"And live off the fatta the lan'!"
Whit
George
Candy
Lennie
"...you want I should go away and leave you alone? I could find a cave."
George
Candy
Crooks
Lennie
"Ain't many guys travel around together. I don't know why. Maybe everybody in the world is scared of each other."
The Boss
Slim
Carlson
Crooks
The description that BEST fits Slim
small, quick, dark of face, sharp features
tall, stoop-shouldered old man missing a hand
his hatchet face was ageless
huge man, shapeless of face, large pale eyes, dragging his feet a little
What does indirect characterization of Slim suggest about his character?
He is impatient and intolerant
He is tolerant and kind
He expects too much from Lennie
His expectations of others are low
What is the BEST example of dramatic irony in the scene in Chapter 5 between Lennie and Curley's wife?
the reader knows Lennie has killed his puppy but Curley's wife doesn't
The reader knows that Lennie's Aunt has died but the reader does not
the reader knows why Curley's wife is lonely but Lennie doesn't understand
the reader knows that Lennie got in trouble in Weed but Curley's wife doesn't
Lennie does something after the death of Curley's wife. What was it?
he steals Carlson's gun
he runs and hides in the brush
he cowers in the bunkhouse
he immediately goes to find George
What is the reason for Candy's intense anger after Curley's wife dies?
he blames George for leaving Lennie alone
he blames Curley for allowing his wife to wander
he blames Curley's wife for killing his dream
he blames Slim for letting Carlson kill his dog
What is the true nature of the attack Lennie commits on Curley's wife?
He was frustrated with her continuing to talk to him
He was fixated on her and killed her in a moment of passion
He never meant to kill her; he only wanted her to get rid of his puppy
He never meant to kill her; he panicked when she began to scream
How does George establish normalcy when he catches up with Lennie in Chapter 6?
He recites the story of their farm dream to him
He makes Lennie tell the farm story to him
He tells him he's about to get him another puppy
He tells Lennie he will make sure Curley gets what he deserves
From what poem does Steinbeck get the title of his novella?
To a Rabbit
To a Man
To a Mouse
To a Mouse and Man
