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WorksheetsOf Mice and Men Unit Test Study Quizizz
Total questions: 65
Worksheet time: 1hrs 5mins
The Great Depression began in:
1939
1929
1899
1941
The Great Depression was started by:
World War II
World War I
the stock market crash
the bombing of Pearl Harbor
Who was president at the beginning of the Great Depression?
William McKinnley
Franklin Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Who was the president who helped heal America after the Great Depression?
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
William McKinnley
Which event brought the US into World War and eventually led to the end of the Great Depression?
The military landing at the beaches of Normandy
The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The create of the first Nazi concentration camp
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
Describe the physical traits of George Milton:
Large, shapeless face; drags his feet
Small, sharp features; dark skin
Intelligent, observant, and caring
Slow-witted; one-track mind
Describe the psychological traits of George Milton:
Large, shapeless face; drags his feet
Small, sharp features; dark skin
Intelligent, observant, and caring
Slow-witted; one-track mind
Why does George force Lennie to remember where they camped by the stream?
So they can stay there the next time they are traveling
It's where they hid their savings for their future rabbit farm
They will meet there if there is any kind of trouble at the new ranch
They can find fresh water there
Which of the following is not a lie George told the boss:
Lennie is just as smart as anyone else on the ranch
Lennie is George's cousin, so he takes care of him
Lennie and George left Weed because their job was completed there
Lennie's mental deficiency was caused by a horse kicking him in the head
What does Slim have which Lennie wants?
A shiny pocket watch
Baby rabbits
Ketchup
Puppies
How has George's treatment of Lennie changed over the years?
George used to be much closer to Lennie
George used to hate Lennie
George used to take advantage of Lennie
George used to put up with Lennie
What happened to George and Lennie in Weed?
They were fired because they didn't finish their job.
Lennie touched a girl's dress and was falsely accused of rape.
Lennie killed a young woman by accident.
George got fed up with their previous boss.
Slim compares Lennie to a:
Mouse
Rabbit
Criminal
Child
What reasons does Carlson give for wanting to shoot Candy's dog?
It smells
It's old and in pain
It's worthless; a burden
All of the answers
Why is Candy upset about his dog being killed?
It was the last link to his happy past.
He just recently got it.
He has to constantly watch Lennie play with his new puppy.
He and the dog had a lot in common.
What do the various items in Crooks room reveal about him?
He is obsessed with rabbits
He wants to educate himself
He dislikes horses
None of the answers
How does Crooks feel about George and Lennie's plans for the future and what happens to change his mind?
He thinks it's ridiculous, but Slim enters and says it's a good idea, which convinces Crooks.
He is sucked into the idea of the farm and wants to join them, but Curley's wife reminds him of his position as a black man.
He thinks it is a great idea, but after speaking to Lennie he realizes he would be too difficult of a person to work with.
He thinks it is a nice idea, but then the boss enters and threatens to kill him if he ever tries to leave the ranch.
What do Crooks, Candy, Lennie, and Curley's wife all have in common?
They are all outcasts on the ranch; "the weak ones".
They all have a fondness for animals.
They all have a mental or physical handicap.
They are all new to the ranch.
Which character dies in Chapter 5 and how does it happen?
Curley's wife; her neck was accidentally snapped by Lennie.
Curley is shot and killed by Carlson after he tried to attack them.
Curley's wife is killed by her husband after being found sitting too close to Lennie.
Lennie is killed by Curley in revenge.
George eventually decides killing Lennie is the only way to save him. What event earlier in the book foreshadows this event very closely?
Crooks tormenting Lennie in his room by saying George won't be coming back.
Slim telling Curley not to snitch on Lennie to the boss, or else he will become a laughing stock.
Curley's wife telling Croks she could have him lynched whenever she wants.
Candy trying to convince Carlton and Slim his dog doesn't need to die, but then accepting it as truth.
How does George react when he finds Lennie at the meeting place by the stream?
He is angry and yells at Lennie for what he has done.
He is frantic and gives Lennie instructions quickly to help him escape.
He seems emotionless, wooden, tired. His speech is emotionless and has no emphasis.
He hits Lennie in an attempt to scare him off, away from the hunting ranch hands.
Steinbeck's style of writing can best be summed up as:
Very blunt with a lot of direct characterization
Highly descriptive with a lot of indirect characterization
Simple and childlike, trying to force the audience into the perspective of Lennie
Similar to Shakespeare, with many long monologues and flowery language
"Slowly, like a terrier, who doesn't want to bring a ball to its master, Lennie approached."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
"The sycamore leaves turned up their silver sides."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
"You can get another one easy. The whole country is fulla mutts."
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Hyperbole
Direct characterization:
getting to know characters through precise words and adjectives
getting to know characters through their thoughts and actions
Indirect characterization:
getting to know characters through precise words and adjectives
getting to know characters through their thoughts and actions
Recumbent
lying down
very serious, unhappy, and quiet
an important point in a process or activity; a place where things join
to move in a slow or awkward way
Morosely
lying down
very serious, unhappy, and quiet
an important point in a process or activity; a place where things join
to move in a slow or awkward way
Junctures
lying down
very serious, unhappy, and quiet
an important point in a process or activity; a place where things join
to move in a slow or awkward way
Lumbered
lying down
very serious, unhappy, and quiet
an important point in a process or activity; a place where things join
to move in a slow or awkward way
Brusquely
talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way
a way of expression information without words by using body movements
attitude of somone who gives orders and expects others to obey them
to talk in an annoying way, usually for long periods of time
Pantomime
talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way
a way of expression information without words by using body movements
attitude of somone who gives orders and expects others to obey them
to talk in an annoying way, usually for long periods of time
Imperiously
talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way
a way of expression information without words by using body movements
attitude of somone who gives orders and expects others to obey them
to talk in an annoying way, usually for long periods of time
Yammered
talking or behaving in a very direct, brief, and unfriendly way
a way of expression information without words by using body movements
attitude of somone who gives orders and expects others to obey them
to talk in an annoying way, usually for long periods of time
Liniment
a medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness
a covered hole, or pit, for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house
calmed in intensity, temper, or feeling
disposed to fight, inclined to fighting
to discard as undesirable, or unfavorable; to get rid of
Cesspool
a medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness
a covered hole, or pit, for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house
calmed in intensity, temper, or feeling
disposed to fight, inclined to fighting
to discard as undesirable, or unfavorable; to get rid of
Mollified
a medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness
a covered hole, or pit, for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house
calmed in intensity, temper, or feeling
disposed to fight, inclined to fighting
to discard as undesirable, or unfavorable; to get rid of
Pugnacious
a medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness
a covered hole, or pit, for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house
calmed in intensity, temper, or feeling
disposed to fight, inclined to fighting
to discard as undesirable, or unfavorable; to get rid of
Slough
a medicinal fluid rubbed into the skin to soothe pain or relieve stiffness
a covered hole, or pit, for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house
calmed in intensity, temper, or feeling
disposed to fight, inclined to fighting
to discard as undesirable, or unfavorable; to get rid of
Derogatory
disparaging or belittling
expressive of sorrow or melancholy
fearful, or uneasy, anticipation of the future; dread
grave consequence; seriousness or importance
penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious
Plaintively
disparaging or belittling
expressive of sorrow or melancholy
fearful, or uneasy, anticipation of the future; dread
grave consequence; seriousness or importance
penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious
Apprehensive
disparaging or belittling
expressive of sorrow or melancholy
fearful, or uneasy, anticipation of the future; dread
grave consequence; seriousness or importance
penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious
Gravity
disparaging or belittling
expressive of sorrow or melancholy
fearful, or uneasy, anticipation of the future; dread
grave consequence; seriousness or importance
penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious
Profound
disparaging or belittling
expressive of sorrow or melancholy
fearful, or uneasy, anticipation of the future; dread
grave consequence; seriousness or importance
penetrating beyond what is superficial or obvious
Complacently
self-satisfied and unconcerned
ridicule
ready, or willing, to receive favorably
to quickly leave with shame; to scoot across
any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves; characterized by discomfort or disability
Derision
self-satisfied and unconcerned
ridicule
ready, or willing, to receive favorably
to quickly leave with shame; to scoot across
any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves; characterized by discomfort or disability
Receptive
self-satisfied and unconcerned
ridicule
ready, or willing, to receive favorably
to quickly leave with shame; to scoot across
any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves; characterized by discomfort or disability
Scuttled
self-satisfied and unconcerned
ridicule
ready, or willing, to receive favorably
to quickly leave with shame; to scoot across
any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves; characterized by discomfort or disability
Rheumatism
self-satisfied and unconcerned
ridicule
ready, or willing, to receive favorably
to quickly leave with shame; to scoot across
any of several pathological conditions of the muscles, tendons, joints, bones, or nerves; characterized by discomfort or disability
Quiver
to shake with a slight, rapid movement
done with, or marked by, full consciousness of the nature and effects
put into a trance
deserving rebuke or censure
caused to be engrossed in thought
Deliberate
to shake with a slight, rapid movement
done with, or marked by, full consciousness of the nature and effects
put into a trance
deserving rebuke or censure
caused to be engrossed in thought
Entranced
to shake with a slight, rapid movement
done with, or marked by, full consciousness of the nature and effects
put into a trance
deserving rebuke or censure
caused to be engrossed in thought
Bemused
to shake with a slight, rapid movement
done with, or marked by, full consciousness of the nature and effects
put into a trance
deserving rebuke or censure
caused to be engrossed in thought
Reprehensible
to shake with a slight, rapid movement
done with, or marked by, full consciousness of the nature and effects
put into a trance
deserving rebuke or censure
caused to be engrossed in thought
Spectacles
a pair of eyeglasses
tending, or having the power, to persuade
to feel contempt or disdain toward a person, or object, considered despicable or unworthy
the quality, or state, of being worthy of esteem or respect
pressed the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent
Persuasive
a pair of eyeglasses
tending, or having the power, to persuade
to feel contempt or disdain toward a person, or object, considered despicable or unworthy
the quality, or state, of being worthy of esteem or respect
pressed the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent
Scornful
a pair of eyeglasses
tending, or having the power, to persuade
to feel contempt or disdain toward a person, or object, considered despicable or unworthy
the quality, or state, of being worthy of esteem or respect
pressed the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent
Dignity
a pair of eyeglasses
tending, or having the power, to persuade
to feel contempt or disdain toward a person, or object, considered despicable or unworthy
the quality, or state, of being worthy of esteem or respect
pressed the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent
Crouched
a pair of eyeglasses
tending, or having the power, to persuade
to feel contempt or disdain toward a person, or object, considered despicable or unworthy
the quality, or state, of being worthy of esteem or respect
pressed the entire body close to the ground with the limbs bent
Sorrow
mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair
characterized by violent or destructive behavior
sniffled
advancing, or progressing, by regular or continuous degrees
to run or skim along swiftly and easily
Viciously
mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair
characterized by violent or destructive behavior
sniffled
advancing, or progressing, by regular or continuous degrees
to run or skim along swiftly and easily
Sniveled
mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair
characterized by violent or destructive behavior
sniffled
advancing, or progressing, by regular or continuous degrees
to run or skim along swiftly and easily
Gradually
mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair
characterized by violent or destructive behavior
sniffled
advancing, or progressing, by regular or continuous degrees
to run or skim along swiftly and easily
Scudded
mental suffering or pain caused by injury, loss, or despair
characterized by violent or destructive behavior
sniffled
advancing, or progressing, by regular or continuous degrees
to run or skim along swiftly and easily
