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WorksheetsOf Mice & Men TEST REVIEW
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which answer best characterizes George?
a)
He is tall, lean, and patient.
b)
He is large, oafish, and slow.
c)
He is small, thin, and well-mannered.
d)
He is short, thin, and hot-tempered.
2.
Which answer best characterizes Lennie?
a)
He is tall, lean, and patient.
b)
He is large, oafish, and slow.
c)
He is small, thin, and well-mannered.
d)
He is short, thin, and hot-tempered.
3.
What is the relationship between Lennie and Geroge?
a)
They look after each other.
b)
They are brothers.
c)
They just met each other in Weed.
d)
They are cousins.
4.
Why did Lennie and George have to leave the town of Weed?
a)
They finished the job they were hired to do.
b)
They broke a law and had to escape.
c)
Lennie scared a girl and angered the townspeople.
d)
George lost his temper with the boss.
5.
What is George and Lennie’s dream?
a)
To blow all their money on alcohol and prostitutes.
b)
To save all their money and buy a ranch of their own.
c)
To get promoted until they own the ranch they are working on.
d)
To get to California and find work.
6.
How does the following line characterize Slim: “…he moved with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen.”
a)
arrogant
b)
confident
c)
wealthy
d)
insecure
7.
How do the following lines characterize Curley: “His arms gradually bent at the elbows and his hands closed into fists.”
a)
apologetic
b)
friendly
c)
athletic
d)
pugnacious
8.
What is Slim’s opinion of Lennie?
a)
He sees Lennie as a dangerous man who must be watched carefully
b)
He sees Lennie as a friendly man but a lazy worker
c)
He sees Lennie as a strong but nice guy, almost like a child
d)
He sees Lennie as a potential troublemaker
9.
Based on the way Slim views Lennie, what does this say about Slim’s character?
a)
Slim is intelligent and suspicious
b)
Slim is wise and compassionate
c)
Slim is uncaring and dispassionate
d)
Slim is caring but too willing to trust strangers
10.
Why does Candy say, “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought of let no stranger shoot my dog.”?
a)
Because he loved the dog and the dog was his responsibility
b)
Because he didn’t like Carlson
c)
Because the dog was getting old and stinky
d)
Because the dog had rabies
11.
In Chapter Four, Candy, Crooks, Curley's wife, and Lennie meet up in Crooks' room in the barn. What do all these characters have in common?
a)
They are all considered outcasts by the “typical” white men on the ranch
b)
They are all men
c)
They all have disabilities
d)
They all hate each other
12.
Within Chapter Four, what does Steinbeck suggest that all these characters (from Chapter 4) need more than anything?
a)
Money
b)
Companionship; someone to trust
c)
A way to escape their prejudice
d)
Love
13.
What ultimately causes the four characters in Chapter 4 to mistrust and attack each other?
a)
Racism
b)
Friendship
c)
Prejudice
d)
Hatred
14.
What does Curley’s wife seem to need more than anything?
a)
A new dress
b)
A new dream
c)
A friend
d)
A puppy
15.
What does Lennie killing the puppy directly foreshadow?
a)
The death of Lennie
b)
The death of Lennie and George’s dream
c)
The death of Curley’s wife
d)
Carlson shooting Candy’s old dog
16.
What does the killing of Candy’s dog symbolize?
a)
Curley attacking Lennie
b)
Lennie killing Curley’s wife
c)
George shooting Lennie
d)
Lennie killing the puppy
17.
Why doesn’t Steinbeck give Curley’s wife a name?
a)
She is not an important enough character to have a name
b)
She never tells anyone her name
c)
It is symbolic of the fact that she ends up dead at the end of the novel
d)
He is criticizing the fact that women at the time were treated like objects or possessions
18.
Which quote best communicates an important theme of this chapter and the novel as a whole?
a)
“You ain’t got nothin’ to do with the horses.”
b)
“They’ll take ya to the booby hatch.”
c)
“Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you.”
d)
“We can make some money on them rabbits if we go about it right.”
19.
Choose the word that means: Gloomy; in a sad state
a)
subdued
b)
liniment
c)
sullen
d)
contorted
20.
Choose the word that means: Small or inadequate in amount
a)
conceal
b)
sullen
c)
meager
d)
plead
21.
Choose the word that means: To beg
a)
plead
b)
liniment
c)
derogatory
d)
precede
22.
Choose the word that means: Open-minded to new ideas
a)
sullen
b)
receptive
c)
conceal
d)
contempt
23.
Choose the word that means: Disrespect (a term usually used in a court of law)
a)
entranced
b)
contempt
c)
conceal
d)
liniment
24.
Choose the word that means: Intensely interested; Captivated, hypnotized
a)
morose
b)
entranced
c)
yammering
d)
subdued
25.
Choose the word that means: To hide from view
a)
plead
b)
indignation
c)
conceal
d)
receptive
26.
Choose the word that means: anger or resentment resulting from injustice
a)
indignation
b)
contempt
c)
conceal
d)
complacent
27.
Choose the word that means: Calm, even-tempered
a)
entranced
b)
subdued
c)
meager
d)
contempt
28.
Choose the word that means: Sad; gloomy; in low spirits
a)
contorted
b)
mollify
c)
profound
d)
morose
29.
What word means: Offensive, inappropriate, uncomplimentary
a)
profound
b)
contorted
c)
mollify
d)
derogatory
30.
Choose the word that means: not motivated to act or try your best, sometimes to the point of smugness or arrogance
a)
complacent
b)
bindle
c)
morose
d)
mollify
31.
Choose the word that means: Aggressive, confrontational
a)
jeer
b)
belligerent
c)
mottled
d)
sullen
32.
Choose the word that means: Spotted, speckled, or blotchy
a)
morose
b)
monotonous
c)
complacent
d)
mottled
33.
Choose the word that means: Wildly excited; delirious
a)
snivel
b)
frantic
c)
jar
d)
morose
34.
Choose the word that means: Responsible; compliant; obedient
a)
earnest
b)
entranced
c)
dutiful
d)
indignation
35.
Besides George, who is responsible for Lennie's death?
a)
Lennie
b)
Curley
c)
Curley's wife
d)
Society
e)
Candy
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