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WorksheetsChapter 1 Mice of Men
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Define to Buck Barley.
To sell barley at a local market to make a "Buck" (money)
To throw large sacks of grain (barley) on a truck.
To cut down grain and turn it into beer.
To share barley bags with another rancher.
What is in Lennie's pocket?
Money
His work slip
A mouse
Beans
Define Bindle.
A type of hat that migrant workers liked to wear.
The amount of money workers hoped to earn.
A bag, sack, or carrying device.
A type of needle used to sew clothes.
Who "assaulted" a woman in the town of Weed, by petting her dress?
Lennie
George
John Steinbeck
Jack
Define Work Slips.
A slip that allowed migrant workers to own land.
A slip that prevented people from working.
A slip that told a migrant worker they had been fired.
A slip that gave proof that people had been hired to do a job.
What are George and Lennie going to do someday?
Lennie wants to have a family.
Find a wife for George.
They want to own their own farm and have rabbits.
Travel around the world.
Who is small, smart, and the leader of the two men?
Lennie
George
John
Jack
Who is huge, strong, and has the mind of a child?
George
Lennie
John
Jack
When Lennie claims he will leave George and go live in a cave, what does George tell him.
To go away because it will make his life easier.
That he will go live in a cave with him.
That Lennie won't survive in a cave and he wants him to stay with him.
To stay and they both can survive off the land by the water.
Why does Lennie keep the dead mouse in his pocket?
Because he gets hungry and likes to snack on mice.
For luck.
So he can pet it because it's soft.
He likes to collect dead animals.
