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WorksheetsOf Mice and Men
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where does the story end?
in Weed
in Texas
in the same place it started
at the ranch
Which character is mentally disabled
George
Lennie
Curly
CW
Who says, "Guys like us got no fambly. They make a little stake an’ then they blow it in. They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that gives a hoot in hell about ‘em
George
Lennie
Candy
Slim
Who said, "But not us,” he said. “Because—” “Because I got you an’—” “An’ I got you. We got each other, that’s what, that gives a hoot in hell about us,
George
Lennie
the Rabbit
Crooks
Why was Curly's Wife nameless throughout?
Steinbeck wanted us to know her just as the men treated her- a tart and insignificant.
Here name was Clara
He couldn't remember it
He wanted us to see her through Lennie's eyes
What was Lennie's last name?
Milton
Spiegel
Brown
Small
What was noble about Slim?
He was unbiased and fair.
He was handsome and tall
He had a bad temper
He was a good skinner
What did CW want most through the novel?
To be a hooker
To get rich
friends and attention
to cause trouble
What was ironic about how CW died?
She was poor when she died
She ate too much to stay slim
She finally found a friend, who killed her.
She masked her secret ambition
Which characters proved to be coldhearted and callous?
Candy
Curly
Crooks
Carlson
What is the definition of theme?
the place and time of a story
figurative language
a topic sentence in a paragraph
the main idea or message
Who kills George?
Lennie
CW
Crooks
George doesn't get killed
A possible theme of OMM could be
It's better to kill than be killed
Life is beautiful but also tragic
Death comes to everybody
Nature doesn't care or have feelings
What did Lennie have trouble doing?
Tending rabbits
Listening to Aunt Clara
Milking cows
Remembering things
Where and when did this novel take place?
Alberta, Canada in 1800s
In Northern Calif. 1930s
In Soledad, 1960s
In France, Ice Age
What is pathos?
the greek word for anger
the greek word for sorrow
the Italian word for pepperoni
a term referring to laws
What was not one of Crooks's concerns?
His health
Slim's puppies
Moving to a farm
Learning to read
Which of these did not die in the novel?
a water snake
Curly's wife
Candy's dog
Lennie's pup
Slim
Which is an example of building imagery?
Lennie removed his hat dutifully and laid it on the ground in front of him. The shadow in the valley was bluer, and the evening came fast. On the wind the sound of crashing in the brush came to them.
Go on, George. Ain’t you gonna give me no more hell?”
“No,” said George. “Well, I can go away,” said Lennie. “I’ll go right off in the hills an’ find a cave if you don’ want me.”
We gonna get a little place.” “We’ll have a cow,” said George. “An’ we’ll have maybe a pig an’ chickens . . . . an’ down the flat we’ll have a . . . . little piece alfalfa—”
He looked at the back of Lennie’s head, at the place where the spine and skull were joined. A man’s voice called from up the river, and another man answered.
Historical fiction is the___________ of this novel.
genre
element
subject
topic
