WorksheetsOf Mice and Men Unit Test
Total questions: 80
Worksheet time: 4hrs 58mins
When did Of Mice and Men take place?
During the Middle Ages in 600 AD
During the Colonial Period in the 1700's
During the Civil War in the 1860's
During the Great Depression in the 1930's
What two details do we learn about Curley's wife in Chapter 5?
She used to be a famous musician and loves to sail
When she was growing up she had two cats and lived with her aunt
Her dream was to be an actress and she doesn't like her husband
She doesn't like broccoli and wears a size 10 shoe
What happened to Curley's hand in Chapter 3?
He got it caught in a machine
He pulled a tendon carrying a hay bale
Lennie broke it during an altercation with Curley
Candy's dog attacked him
What hallucinations does Lennie see at the end of the novel?
A new life
Aunt Clara and a rabbit
Ketchup and beans
A new pair of shoes
What is characterization?
description of the distinctive nature or features of someone or something
a figure of speech in which words are used in such a way that their intended meaning is different from the actual meaning of the words
when a writer gives an advance hint of what is to come later in the story.
a figure of speech that involves an exaggeration of ideas for the sake of emphasis
Who really stole Carlson's luger?
Lennie
Candy
Curley
George
In Chapter 5, Lennie kills Curley's wife. What else is killed through that same incident?
A mouse
Curley's hand
George and Lennie's dream
Candy's dog
Which Chapter in Of Mice and Men displays the theme, the predatory nature of human existence, or, in other words, the weak preying on the weaker?
Chapter 4
Chapter 1
Chapter 6
Chapter 5
Why is Candy's dog so significant?
It represents discrimination against the elderly and provides Candy with a way to avoid facing his future.
It signifies how bad of an owner Candy is by not keeping up with the dog's hygiene.
It represents discrimination against those in society who have a mental disability.
It represents capitalism in America and comprehending the financial gap.
What is one reason why Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men?
To expose to his audience man's severe faults and failures, for example, sexism and racism, for the purpose of improvement.
To show how dreams always come true if you just work hard enough.
To provide society with a new perspective on veterinary practices and land cultivation.
To show people how to better protect children from the evils of mankind and preserve their innocence.
What are three events throughout the book that foreshadow Lennie's death?
When Crooks expresses his isolation from the other ranch hands, the killing of Whit, and Curley's wife speaking with Candy.
The killing of Candy's dog, the puppy, and Curley's wife
The killing of Aunt Clara, Slim stealing Carlson's luger, and George going into town with the men.
The rabbit talking to Lennie, George and Lennie traveling to Soledad, and the killing of Slim.
What is a migrant worker?
A person who moves to another country or area in order to find employment, in particular seasonal or temporary work.
A person who draws or produces maps.
A person who cuts and styles hair as an occupation.
A person who broadcasts a description and forecast of weather conditions.
What do the characters Lennie, Crooks, Curley's wife, and Candy all have in common?
All of these characters only wear the color red.
All of these characters are conspiring together to rise against the other men on the ranch.
All of these characters really like rabbits.
All of these characters are discriminated against in society and are viewed as "inferior" or "weak".
When Steinbeck tells us that Lennie likes to pet soft things, he is using the technique of
narration
graphic description
foreshadowing
manifest destiny
George would make Lennie feel bad by
telling him what a burden Lennie is to him
teasing him about the rabbit farm
refusing to give him any spending money
telling Lennie there was so ketchup for the beans
The story of Lennie’s near disaster in the town of Weed
showed that Lennie might be a rapist
exacerbated Curley’s bitterness toward both men
foreshadowed later events in the story
makes the reader think of Lennie differently
Curley’s wife precipitated her own death by
enticing Lennie down to the river bank
inviting Lennie to stroke her hair
giving Lennie the eye in front of her husband
Jumping from the roof of the big barn
What does George say to Lennie before shooting him?
he tells him that he’s done a bad thing
he tells him to think of the farm they are going to get
he tells him to think of a rabbit
that he is disappointed in Lennie
George felt that he had to carry out the execution
as retribution for Lennie’s terrible crime
before the Curley got to Lennie and made him suffer
since Lennie had ruined their future
To save himself from further trouble
Who takes care of Lennie and travels with him. He is small and has sharp features.
Slim
Carlson
George
Jameson
How is the thematic idea of the predatory nature of human existence shown in the novel (think about how the weak prey on the weaker)?
Based on the novella, how does John Steinbeck seem to feel about the concept of the American dream?
How does the thematic idea of isolation seem to affect the characters in the story?
Give 2 examples of foreshadowing in the story and explain how this foreshadowing works and what it is supposed to highlight.
What concept explains the name "Lennie Small"?
Personification
Foreshadowing
Irony
Metaphor
Over the course of human history some texts have been targeted due to their contents and, thus, banned since these texts were determined to be morally bankrupt, scandalous or didn’t align with the predominant societal views. Banning books is far from a new idea. In this country, there have been multiple attempts to ban Of Mice and Men because people feel the text is racist, profane, vulgar and violent. Should this book be banned? Why/why not?
In terms of social identity which character in Of Mice and Men held the most power?
Curley
Slim
George
Candy
Lennie is a character that can be easily misunderstood by those around him, even his closest friend George. Throughout the story he found himself ridiculed, yelled at, physically attacked, underestimated, etc.
What part of Lennies character leads to this mistreatment? Is this treatment justified? why or why not?
Which character is old and an example of what happens to lonely men on ranches as they grow older?
Candy
Slim
Curley
Carlson
Which character sets the moral tone that self-respect, empathy, and noble qualities can be found in the lowly?
Curley
Candy
Slim
Carlson
Which character is not as vicious as Curley, but lacks empathy and understanding for others?
Crooks
Curley's wife
Slim
Carlson
Which statement below best summarizes the dream Curley’s wife had for her future, before she met Curley?
She wanted to be a famous dancer.
She wanted to marry the boy next door.
She wanted to go to college to get away from her mother.
She wanted to go to Hollywood and be in the movies.
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”(85). 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…
Metaphor
Irony
Allusion
Personification
While he is waiting for George in the clearing, what two hallucinations does Lennie have?
A rabbit and a dead mouse
A rabbit and Curley's dead Wife
A rabbit and his aunt Clara
Slim's bitch
How do we know George doesn't want to shoot Lennie?
His hand shakes as he's holding the gun
He puts the gun down before shooting him
He shivers after shooting Lennie
All of the above
Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie’s big hand.
Where does the story end?
in Weed
in Texas
in the same place it started
at the ranch
What topic did Steinbeck write mostly about?
lifestyles of the rich and famous
lifestyles of migrant workers and the poor
lifestyles of sailors and captains
lifestyles of plantation owners
When did the stock market crash?
October 1920
December 1929
December 1947
October 1929
Where did people typically flee during The Great Depression?
Canada
Europe
California/out west
Mexico
Who felt the impact of the Great Depression the hardest?
farmers, coal miners, construction workers
the wealthy bankers and Wall Street employees
socialites whose husbands were killed
bootleggers and gangsters
Why did people who were poor and down trodden still continue to work so hard?
The American Dream
a ticket to Europe
It's all that they could do.
In order to set a good example.
What is "The American Dream?"
a dream of coming to America to receive more opportunities
a chance to succeed and build a better life
an ideal that those who are hardworking will be rewarded
all of the above
