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Of Mice and Men 4-6

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
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1.

What is the best description of Crooks?

a)

He has a stump for one of his hands and is an old man.

b)

He is a Negro stable-buck with a crooked back.

c)

He is in charge of the skinner team and everyone looks up to him.

d)

He is always looking for a fight and is married to a young woman.

2.

What does this quote illustrate about Crooks? "'Come on in. If ever'body's comin' in, you might just as well.' It was difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger."

a)

Crooks is happy to have company in his room.

b)

Crooks doesn't like company in his room.

c)

Crooks is angry that Candy and Lennie are bothering him.

d)

Crooks has visitors often and enjoys people dropping by.

3.

Which adjective best describes this quote by Crooks? "Nobody ever gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land."

a)

confused

b)

happy

c)

depressed

d)

cynical

4.

How does Crooks scare Lennie?

a)

By threatening to kill Lennie's rabbits

b)

By suggesting that George is hurt

c)

By wearing a scary mask

d)

By hitting and screaming at him

5.

Who threatens Crooks with getting fired?

a)

Candy

b)

Lennie

c)

Curley's wife

d)

Curley

6.

Who told Crooks about buying a farm?

a)

George

b)

Candy

c)

Lennie

d)

Slim

7.

What motivates Lennie to hide the dead puppy?

a)

He doesn't want George to find out.

b)

He wants a new puppy.

c)

He is mad that the puppy died.

d)

He is sad that the puppy died.

8.

Curley's wife talks to Lennie because she

a)

is lonely because no one will talk to her

b)

wants to make Curley angry

c)

wants to thank the man who hurt Curley

d)

wants Lennie as a boyfriend

9.

Curley's wife sees the dead puppy as no big deal because

a)

it would have died anyway because it was sick

b)

there are more puppies in the litter

c)

it was just a mutt and no one cares about that on the farm

d)

it would have died anyway because someone else would've killed it

10.

What big dream did Curley's wife have?

a)

to get away from her mother and become an actress

b)

to help people who are in need

c)

to have her own house and garden

d)

to have many children and be a good wife

11.

"He lifted her arm and let it drop. For a moment he seemed bewildered." This quote best illustrates

a)

Lennie was angry at Curley's wife.

b)

Lennie was glad he killed Curley's wife.

c)

Lennie was checking to make sure she was dead.

d)

Lennie didn't mean to kill her and was confused.

12.

Because Lennie knew he did a bad thing, he returns to

a)

the brush where George told him to go

b)

the bunkhouse where George is sleeping

c)

the farm where George is working

d)

the town where George is at a cathouse

13.

When Lennie has his psychological break, he imagines two things. What are they?

a)

the farm and a rabbits

b)

George and Aunt Clara

c)

Aunt Clara and a rabbit

d)

a rabbit and a puppy

14.

Lennie and George talk about three things. What are they?

a)

the dead puppy, Curley's wife's death, the dream to own their own farm

b)

how mad George is, how easy George's life would be without Lennie, the dream about owning their farm

c)

how mad George is, how much George loves Lennie, how much Lennie loves George

d)

the dead puppy, the girl in Weed, Curley's wife's death

15.

Why does George kill Lennie?

a)

so Lennie won't suffer too much when the others catch him

b)

so George won't have to take care of Lennie anymore

c)

so George can drink and go to whorehouses whenever he wants

d)

so Lennie won't tell anyone else about the dream of owning a farm