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Of Mice and Men Chapters 3-5

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What kind of worker is Lennie?

a)

He is lazy and often doesn’t show up.

b)

He works hard but accomplishes very little.

c)

He is so fast and strong that others can barely keep up with him.

d)

He sleeps on the job.

2.

Carlson shoots Candy’s old dog because…

a)

He is old.

b)

He is stiff with rheumatism and he has no teeth.

c)

His quality of life is no good anymore.

d)

All of the above

3.

Which statement best describes Candy’s reaction to the death of his dog?

a)

He is glad to finally be rid of the dog.

b)

He is quiet and sad as he lies on his bunk staring at the ceiling and the wall.

c)

He can’t wait to get a new dog.

d)

He is happy about it.

4.

Which best describes the relationship between Curley and his wife?

a)

He loves her.

b)

He wants to divorce her.

c)

He hopes she’s unfaithful to him so he can beat somebody up.

d)

He doesn’t seem to trust her; he is always searching for her on the ranch to see what she is up to.

5.

When Curley and Lennie fight, what does Lennie do to Curley?

a)

He slaps him.

b)

He punches Curley in the mouth and knocks out his front teeth.

c)

He crushes Curley’s hand with his own bare hand.

d)

He faints.

6.

Which character wants to be included in George and Lennie’s dream of living in their own house and off the “fat of the land”?

a)

Slim

b)

Andy Cushman

c)

Candy

d)

Carlson

7.

What is the trouble with Curley's wife?

a)

She talks to the men and makes Curley jealous

b)

She doesn't want Lennie to have a puppy

c)

She asks George to run away with her

d)

She is very sick and dying

8.

Who is Crooks?

a)

The stable hand

b)

The ranch boss

c)

Curley's father-in-law

d)

The cook

9.

Crooks takes his hand out from under his shirt because he-

a)

does not want Lennie to think he is reaching for a weapon.

b)

wants to be ready to defend himself in case Lennie attacks him.

c)

is embrassed to be sen applying liniment to his crooked spine.

10.

Lennie and Crook's common bond is that they are both-

a)

lonely

b)

physically handicapped

c)

incapable of playing cards

11.

The major social conflict of the era that is revealed in Crook's room is-

a)

mentally handicapped people and physically handicapped people

b)

blacks and whites were separated

c)

buckers and skillers

12.

Who killed the puppy?

a)

George

b)

Candy

c)

Slim

d)

Lennie

13.

Who tries to console Lennie about the dead puppy?

a)

George

b)

Crooks

c)

Curley's Wife

d)

Slim

14.

Lennie believes that George will now be mad at him and not let him tend what?

a)

More puppies

b)

The rabbits

c)

Bar

d)

The chickens

15.

Who wants to shoot Lennie?

a)

Curley

b)

Candy

c)

Carlson

d)

Crooks

16.

Who says "Wha's the matter with me? Ain't I got a right to talk to nobody? Whatta they think I am, anyways?"

a)

Crooks

b)

Candy

c)

Curley's Wife

d)

The Boss

17.

What does Curley's Wife reveal to Lennie during their conversation?

a)

She is happy

b)

She is angry

c)

She is lonely

d)

She is loved

18.

Which quotes best supports the answer for Question #8?

a)

"He's scared Curley'll get mad."

b)

"You can talk to people, but I can't talk to nobody but Curley."

c)

"Don't you worry none. He was jus' a mutt."

d)

"I tell you I ain't used to livin' like this. I coulda made somethin' of myself."

19.

In this chapter Lennie tells Curley’s wife that the reason the death of his puppy is so upsetting to him is that now he “won’t get to tend the rabbits”. The fact that the loss of imaginary rabbits he never had is more tragic to him than the death of his real pet puppy is an example of…

a)

Metaphor

b)

Irony

c)

Allusion

d)

Personification

20.

Which statement best describes how Curley’s wife dies?

a)

She trips and falls running from Lennie.

b)

Lennie breaks her neck while trying to stop her from screaming.

c)

She suffocates because she can’t breathe with his hand over her mouth.

d)

Lennie frightens her so much she has a heart attack.