WorksheetsIf Mice and Men Chapter 1
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 46mins
What type of setting does Steinbeck creat in the this chapter?
Calm, quiet, and hot.
Loud, angry, and freezing.
Dark, angry, and lifeless.
Grey, gloomy, and humid.
What are the similarities between George and Lenny?
George and Lennie are both smart, hard working men.
George and Lennie are dressed the same and both men share a dream for their future.
George has the mind of a child and Lennie acts like his father.
George and Lennie both like to touch soft things.
What are the differences between Lennie and George?
Lennie is strong but has the mind of a child; George's size is regular and he acts like Lennie's parent.
They wear different clothing and only George dreams about having a farm in the future.
George hates mice and rabbits and Lennie loves them both.
George is constantly getting in trouble and Lennie always has to bail him out.
Why did George and Lennie have to leave the town of Weed?
George shot a man.
Lennie touched a woman's dress.
Lennie attacked the town sheriff.
George cheated during a poker game.
Why do Lennie and George feel they're different from other guys?
George and Lennie actually have money saved up.
George and Lennie actually love working on ranches.
George and Lennie have a dream for their future.
George and Lennie have each other.
What is George and Lennie's dream?
George and Lennie's dream is to one day own a house in New York City.
George and Lennie's dream is to one day own horses and ride out west.
George and Lennie's dream is to one day own their own business and make a good living.
George and Lennie's dream is to one day own their own farm, with a house, a garden, cattle, hogs, and chickens.
Why is George's promise about the rabbits so important to Lennie?
The promise is important because it means George trusts Lennie enough to take care of something by himself.
The promise is important because it means Lennie will be able to raise them for stew meat.
The promises is important because it means George will leave Lennie alone and let him do what he wants.
The promise is important because it means they'll have fresh meat to sell for money.
What does George tell Lennie he must do if he gets in trouble.
George tells Lennie to get the sheriff and confess about what he's done.
George tells Lennie to come back to where they're camping, hide in the brush, and wait for him.
George tells Lennie to pretend like nothing's happened and go on about his business.
George tells Lennie to hide in a barn until he comes to get him.
Who is the author of 'Of Mice and Men'?
John Steinbeck
J. K. Rowling
Ms. S-V
J. R. R. Tolkien
1930's slang for money is
morosely
swamper
jack
ominously
A bundle on a stick, often carried by a hobo or runaway is a
tick
bindle
droned
skinner
To do or say something in a gloomy manner is to do it ____
droned
contemplated
morosely
ominously
Why did Aunt Clara stop giving Lennie mice?
Because she died.
Because she got sick.
Because he kept killing them.
Because she said he needed to grow up and stop playing with them.
Where does the bus drop the two men off in Chapter 1?
Weed
Soledad
Four miles from the ranch
By the river
A hint or a clue about something that will happen later in the story is known as...
Foreshadowing
Metaphor
Alliteration
Irony
Who says, "God you're a lot of trouble... I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn't have you on my tail."
George
Lennie
Curley's Wife
Curley
Of Mice and Men takes place in what time frame?
1930s
1920s
1940s
1910s
a performance using gestures and body movements without words
stilted
pantomime
bindle
morosely
Lennie offers to go away and live in a cave. What is George's response?
He punches Lennie.
He tells Lennie that he doesn't want him to go.
He helps him pack his gear.
none of the above.
What does Lennie want to do more than anything?
go to work
tend the rabbits
learn to ride a horse
own a ranch
