Worksheetsof Mice and Men Quick Check 9.3 and 9.4
Total questions: 51
Worksheet time: 49mins
Which statement best describes George?
A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders
A stooped man with a hunchback
A small and quick man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features
A heavy man with pale eyes and a large nose
Which statement best describes Lennie?
A short, quick man with a bad temper
A small man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features
An intelligent man
A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders
Which statement best summarizes why Lennie has a dead mouse in his pocket?
He likes to pet soft things because they are comforting to him.
He loves the smell of a dead mouse.
It’s the only animal he could find.
He is malicious and wants to anger George every chance he gets.
“A water snake slipped along the pool, its head held up like a little periscope” is an example of…
metaphor
irony
allusion
simile
Which statement best describes how Lennie prefers his beans?
With mustard
With hot sauce
With ketchup
With mayonnaise
Which statement best summarizes what George would like to do if he was alone and didn’t have to watch over Lennie?
He would sleep-in rather than getting up for work every day.
He would take his fifty bucks, visit a cathouse, drink whisky and shoot pool at the end of each month.
He would get married to his high school sweetheart.
He would travel around the world.
Which best describes why George and Lennie are constantly on the move?
Lennie keeps getting in trouble and losing every job he and George get.
They are running away from their parents.
They are too restless and become bored easily, so they keep looking for more challenging work.
Lennie is trying to ditch George.
Which statement best describes how Lennie is supposed to behave in front of the new boss at the ranch?
Lennie is supposed to tell the boss all the details of why they left their last job.
Lennie is supposed to impress the boss with his sense of humor.
Lennie is supposed to beat up the boss and take his wallet.
Lennie is supposed to keep silent and let George do all the talking.
If Lennie gets in trouble at the ranch, where does George tell him to hide until George can come for him?
In the brush by the river
At the local saloon
Under the bed in the bunkhouse
In the barn
Which answer best resembles the dream that Goerge and Lennie have for the future?
To save up some money and travel the world.
To own a little farm of their own and live off the land by themselves.
To buy a house for their kind, old aunt back home.
To start their own business and have a bunch of men who work for them.
Where did George and Lennie work before coming to the ranch?
Monterey
Weed
Salinas
Soledad
Which statement best characterizes Curley?
He is the boss’s son and a lightweight fighter.
He is a thin young man with tightly curled hair who wears a glove on his left hand.
He hates big guys and is always picking scraps with them.
All of the above
George wants Lennie to avoid Curley because he realizes that Curley could mean trouble. However, if Curley was to start a fight with Lennie and throw the first punch, how should Lennie respond?
He should turn the other cheek (not fight back)
He should run away from Curley
He should scream for help
He should fight back
Which statement best describes Curley’s wife?
She is pretty
The men at the ranch consider her to be a tart
She is flirtatious and has been seen giving Slim and Carlson the eye
All of the above
What is Curley’s wife’s name?
She isn’t given a name
Candy
Clara
Cindy
When Curley’s wife shows up at the bunkhouse, what does Lennie do that angers George?
He flirts with her
He notices how pretty she is which worries George because it could lead to trouble
He grabs her hair
He touches her dress
When Curley’s wife shows up at the bunkhouse, what does Lennie do that angers George?
He flirts with her
He notices how pretty she is which worries George because it could lead to trouble
He grabs her hair
He touches her dress
“He was a jerkline skinner….There was a gravity in his manner and a quiet so profound that all talk stopped when he spoke….His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love.” This excerpt best characterizes:
Carlson
Crooks
Whit
Slim
When Lennie overhears Slim talking about his dog having puppies, how does Lennie react?
He acts like he doesn’t care about the puppies
He begs George to ask Slim if he can have a brown and white puppy
He asks Slim himself if he can have a puppy
He plans to steal all of the puppies
What excuse does George give to the boss for Lennie's slowness?
He has a mental disability.
He was kicked in the head by a horse.
He has no idea why Lennie is the way he is.
He was sick a lot when he was a kid.
Who first greeted George and Lennie at the Bunkhouse?
Curley
Carlson
Candy
the boss
What is the main reason Crooks lives alone in the harness room?
The harness room has a light bulb so he can read at night.
He lost a bet in a horseshoe tournament.
The other men don’t like him being in the bunk-house because he is black.
He is too worried about the horses to be far from them.
What is Crooks doing when Lennie enters his room?
Fixing a harness.
Putting tar on a mule’s hoof.
Reading the California Civil Code for 1905.
Rubbing liniment on his back.
When Crooks asks Lennie why he is in the barn at night, Lennie states, “I come to see my pup” (69). Yet he stays in Crooks’ doorway, even after Crooks says he is not welcome and tells him to go back to the bunk-house. The most likely reason Lennie doesn’t leave is that…
Lennie is hiding from Curley.
Candy made Lennie angry by threatening to harm the rabbits.
George is in town with the men, and Lennie is lonely.
Crooks asked Lennie to help him treat a mule.
Crooks has two other visitors to his room that night. Which two people, besides Lennie, come into his room to talk?
Slim and the boss
Curley and Slim
Candy and Curley’s wife
Curley’s wife and Carlson
Crooks tells Lennie that “a guy needs somebody- to be near him…A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you” (72). Choose the literary term that best fits this statement.
Simile
Symbol
Theme
Personification
Which answer most accurately describes how Curley’s wife found out that Lennie broke Curley’s hand?
Crooks accidentally lets the information slip.
Candy tells her if she doesn’t watch out, Lennie will break her hand too.
Lennie answers her question honestly.
She sees the bruises on Lennie’s face and puts it together.
When Curley’s wife refuses to leave, Crooks threatens to tell the Boss where she’s been and “ast the boss not to ever let you come in the barn no more” (80). Which answer best summarizes her reaction?
She calls him a vile name and threatens to get him hanged.
She runs away from the ranch.
She meekly backs out of the harness room and returns to the house.
She cries to her father-in-law that the men don’t treat her kindly.
When Candy tells Crooks that what Curley’s wife said was wrong, Crooks replies, “It wasn’t nothing…You guys comin’ in and settin’ made me forget. What she says is true” (82). Which statement best summarizes what Crooks “forgot?”
He had chores to do that didn’t get done.
He already has a place to go when he can’t work at the ranch anymore.
He doesn’t like being around people with disabilities.
He will always be treated differently because of the color of his skin.
Which answer best describes George’s reaction when he learns that Candy and Lennie have told Crooks about the farm they plan to buy?
George scowls disapprovingly, and scolds Candy for telling.
George yells at Lennie for never being able to keep his trap shut
George approves, and invites Crooks into the plan.
George pretends it never happened.
Crooks angers Lennie by doing this.
Joking that George might never come back
Taking away his puppy
Telling Lennie he doesn't like him
Telling Lennie to go away and leave him alone
Which of the following provides the BEST definition of conflict?
The problem or obstacle that must be solved or overcome by the character.
Conflict that happens inside a character, usually in his/her mind.
The event or events that wrap the story up.
The highest point of tension in the story. The thing the character needs to deal with.
What is the difference between internal conflict and external conflict?
Internal conflict happens inside a person and external conflict happens outside a person.
Internal conflict happens outside a person and external happens inside a person.
Internal and external conflict are the same and happen inside a person.
Internal and external conflict are the same and happen outside a person.
Which of the follow BEST defines person v. self conflict?
Internal conflict that happens when a character is struggling with something inside of him/herself.
External conflict that happens when a character is struggling with something inside of him/herself.
External conflict that happens when a character must struggle against nature.
Internal conflict when a character struggles with a group of people or their culture's rules.
Which of the follow BEST defines person v. group conflict?
Internal conflict that happens when a character is struggling with something inside of him/herself.
External conflict that happens when a character is struggling with something inside of him/herself.
External conflict that happens when a character must struggle against nature.
External conflict when a character struggles with a group of people or their society or culture's rules.
Which of the following provides the BEST definition of person v. nature?
External conflict where a character must overcome a force of nature, such as: animals, earthquakes, the elements, etc.
External conflict when a character(s) struggle against supernatural or mystical forces like werewolves, vampires, zombies, gods/goddesses, etc.
External conflict when a character must overcome a problem caused by technology. Can be simple technology such as steamships OR complex such as in rockets, computers, etc.
Also called: person vs. society conflict. External conflict where one person stands up against a group of other people.
Which of the following BEST DEFINES person v. person conflict.
External conflict between one character and another character.
Internal conflict that happens when a character is struggling with something inside of him/herself.
External conflict where a character must overcome a force of nature, such as: animals, earthquakes, the elements, etc.
External conflict when a character(s) struggle against supernatural or mystical forces like werewolves, vampires, zombies, gods/goddesses, etc.
Which of the following provides the BEST definition of person v. technology?
External conflict where a character must overcome a force of nature, such as: animals, earthquakes, the elements, etc.
External conflict when a character(s) struggle against supernatural or mystical forces like werewolves, vampires, zombies, gods/goddesses, etc.
External conflict when a character must overcome a problem caused by technology. Can be simple technology such as steamships OR complex such as in rockets, computers, etc.
Also called: person vs. society conflict. External conflict where one person stands up against a group of other people.
Which of the following provides the BEST definition of person v. the supernatural?
External conflict where a character must overcome a force of nature, such as: animals, earthquakes, the elements, etc.
External conflict when a character(s) struggle against supernatural or mystical forces like werewolves, vampires, zombies, gods/goddesses, etc.
External conflict when a character must overcome a problem caused by technology. Can be simple technology such as steamships OR complex such as in rockets, computers, etc.
Also called: person vs. society conflict. External conflict where one person stands up against a group of other people.
How does a character's response to conflict help shape the development of a story?
A character's choices and responses shape the plot because how a character responds will create different events for them to face later.
A character's choices and responses don't shape the story because the writer already has it all planned out.
A character's choices and responses shape the plot because the character's choices mean they have a point of view and figurative language.
None of the above.
Why is conflict an important part of a story?
Conflict forces the character to grow and change, which often allows the author to teach the theme or message that she or he wants to communicate.
Conflict creates opportunities for choice and for change. This allows the character the opportunity to grow or change because of the consequences of the choices that s/he makes.
Both of these.
Neither of these.
