NEW
Font size
S
M
L
XL
WorksheetsOf Mice and Men
Total questions: 62
Worksheet time: 35mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is Lennie's surname?
a)
Small
b)
Large
c)
Henry
d)
Robinson
2.
What three animals is Lennie compared to in the opening chapter?
a)
Cow, pig, dog
b)
Horse, cow, moose
c)
Stag, sheep, dog
d)
Bear, horse, terrier
3.
Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble?
a)
The brush
b)
Under the bridge
c)
The bunkhouse
d)
In a cave
4.
Who is the old swamper they meet?
a)
Carlson
b)
Candy
c)
Curley
d)
Whit
5.
Why is Crooks called Crooks?
a)
He is a criminal
b)
He has a cane
c)
He has a crooked back
d)
He house is crooked
6.
"(He's) pretty handy. He done a bit in the ring. He's a lightweight, and he's handy." Who is being described here?
a)
Curley
b)
Candy
c)
Carlson
d)
Slim
7.
"There was...a quiet so profound that all talk stopped when he spoke. His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject..." Who is this describing?
a)
Curley
b)
George
c)
Crooks
d)
Slim
8.
What does Slim give to Lennie?
a)
A kitten
b)
A dollar
c)
A pup
d)
A slap
9.
Who shoots Candy's dog?
a)
Slim
b)
Curley
c)
George
d)
Carlson
10.
"...ain't concealin' nothing. I never seen anybody like them. (...) got the eye goin' all the time on everybody. I bet they even give the stable buck the eye." Who is Whit describing here?
a)
Curley
b)
The boss
c)
Curley's wife
d)
George
11.
"An' rabbits (...) An' I take care of 'em. Tell how I'd do that ..." Who said this?
a)
Candy
b)
George
c)
Crooks
d)
Lennie
12.
"I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." Who said this?
a)
Lennie
b)
Carlson
c)
Candy
d)
George
13.
Why was Slim angry with Curley?
a)
Curley accused him of seeing his wife
b)
He didn't harness up the mules
c)
Curley tried to punch him
d)
He shot Candy's dog
14.
"...flopping like a fish on a line." Who does this describe?
a)
Candy
b)
Lennie
c)
Curley
d)
Whit
15.
Who is the author of 'Of Mice and Men'?
a)
John Steinbeck
b)
J. K. Rowling
c)
Jane Austen
d)
J. R. R. Tolkien
16.
Where does the story start and finish?
a)
Sabrinas River, Solemum
b)
Salinas River, Soledad
c)
Serpent River, Soledad
d)
Simons River, Solebro
17.
Over how many days does the story take place?
a)
28 days
b)
14 days
c)
4 days
d)
2 days
18.
Who are the two main characters?
a)
George Milton & Lennie Small
b)
Mr. & Mrs. Curley
c)
Slim Smith & Crooks Big
d)
John Poe & Lennie Small
19.
What is the name of Curley's wife?
a)
Martha
b)
Clara
c)
Eugenia
d)
She doesn't have a name in the story
20.
Which character is racially discriminated against?
a)
Candy
b)
Curley
c)
Crooks
d)
Slim
21.
What happens between Lennie and Curley?
a)
They fight
b)
They have a baby
c)
They share their dreams
d)
They take over the ranch
22.
Who is the last character to die?
a)
Candy
b)
Curley's wife
c)
Lennie
d)
George
23.
What is the major theme of the novel?
a)
Loneliness
b)
Death
c)
Love
d)
Power
24.
Which character sets the moral tone that self-respect, empathy, and noble qualities can be found in the lowly?
a)
Curley
b)
Candy
c)
Slim
d)
Carlson
25.
Which character is not as vicious as Curley, but lacks empathy and understanding for others?
a)
Crooks
b)
Curley's wife
c)
Slim
d)
Carlson
26.
Which character is arrogant, pugnacious, and insecure?
a)
Curley
b)
Slim
c)
Crooks
d)
Lennie
27.
A reference in one work of literature to another work of literature is
a)
idiom
b)
theme
c)
direct characterization
d)
allusion
28.
The series of events that make up a story is the
a)
conflict type
b)
climax
c)
symbol
d)
plot
29.
Hints or clues about future events in the story
a)
symbol
b)
allusion
c)
idiom
d)
foreshadowing
30.
An object, image, or color that represents something other than itself
a)
symbol
b)
foreshadow
c)
theme
d)
allusion
31.
Things that the reader INFERS about the character
a)
methods of characterization
b)
indirect characterization
c)
theme
d)
allusion
32.
The main problem in a story
a)
conflict
b)
setting
c)
allusion
d)
plot
33.
Descriptions of characters that reveal aspects of a character's personality and appearance
a)
indirect characterization
b)
methods of characterization
c)
conflict type
d)
plot
34.
The place, environment, and time of the story
a)
theme
b)
plot
c)
setting
d)
place
35.
Things that the narrator specifically tells the reader about the character
a)
allusion
b)
methods of characterization
c)
conflict
d)
direct characterization
36.
A main idea in a story that can often be expressed as a life lesson
a)
symbol
b)
plot
c)
conflict
d)
theme
37.
An expression that develops in a region or within a particular culture that can't be taken literally
a)
allusion
b)
theme
c)
idiom
d)
symbol
38.
The height of a conflict, drama, or action in a story
a)
plot
b)
conflict
c)
characterization
d)
climax
39.
Who was the leader of the duo?
a)
Lennie
b)
Sybil
c)
Martin
d)
George
40.
The story took place during
a)
The Renaissance
b)
The Great Depression
c)
The Great Awakening
d)
The Recession
41.
What was Lennie's problem with animals?
a)
He kept too many.
b)
He would not clean up their messes.
c)
He was afraid of them.
d)
He petted them to death.
42.
What did Lennie want with his beans?
a)
ketchup
b)
mustard
c)
mayonaise
d)
none of these
43.
Lennie needed someone to help him because
a)
He had a broken leg.
b)
He was weak.
c)
He had a mental disability.
d)
None of these
44.
The reader gains an early indication of Lennie’s problem when
a)
he admits to George that he can’t read traffic signs
b)
he forgets his own name
c)
we learn about the dead mouse in his pocket
d)
he forgets where they are going
45.
When Steinbeck tells us that Lennie likes to pet soft things, he is using the technique of
a)
narration
b)
graphic description
c)
foreshadowing
46.
George would make Lennie feel bad by
a)
telling him what a burden Lennie is to him
b)
teasing him about the rabbit farm
c)
refusing to give him any spending money
47.
What does Lennie say he can do if George does not want him around anymore?
a)
he says he can get his own farm
b)
he says he can go off into the hills and find a cave
c)
he says he can get a job away from George
48.
George and Lennie felt that they were different from other itinerant ranch hands because they
a)
had desirable skills
b)
could look after each other
c)
liked to put roots down in one place
d)
worked well together
49.
George explained Lennie’s problem to everyone by saying
a)
he had been the victim of a childhood disease
b)
his parents kept him out of school
c)
he had been kicked in the head by a horse
d)
he ate paint chips as a child
50.
What excites Lennie the most about his dream life with George?
a)
he will get to tend rabbits
b)
he will get to use a stove
c)
he will get to have a garden
51.
What does George say he could do if he were alone?
a)
go to a “cat house”
b)
drink whiskey all night
c)
play cards at a pool hall all night
d)
all of the above
52.
Candy, the old swamper, characterized Curley’s new bride as
a)
a whiner
b)
a frustrated actress
c)
a tart
d)
a bitch
53.
The story of Lennie’s near disaster in the town of Weed
a)
showed that Lennie might be a rapist
b)
exacerbated Curley’s bitterness toward both men
c)
foreshadowed later events in the story
54.
Which comparison between Candy and his dog is NOT true?
a)
Candy and his dog are both outcasts
b)
Candy and his dog are both aged and decrepit
c)
Candy and his dog are both barely able to function without others’ help
d)
Candy and his dog are both sacrificed when useless
55.
What does Lennie finally do when Curley punches him, with George’s insistence?
a)
he does not fight back at all
b)
he begins to weep
c)
he attempts to strangle Curley
d)
he crushes Curley’s hand
56.
The lowest man in the ranch hierarchy was
a)
Candy, the swamper
b)
Crooks, the stable buck
c)
Slim, the jerkline skinner
d)
Carlson, the ranch hand
57.
Curley’s wife precipitated her own death by
a)
enticing Lennie down to the river bank
b)
inviting Lennie to stroke her hair
c)
giving Lennie the eye in front of her husband
58.
Which of the following is not a dangerous woman in the novel?
a)
the woman from Weed
b)
Curley’s wife
c)
Aunt Clara
59.
Which of these animals is NOT killed in the course of the story?
a)
a mouse
b)
a puppy
c)
a rabbit
d)
an old dog
60.
What does George say to Lennie before shooting him?
a)
he tells him that he’s done a bad thing
b)
he tells him to think of the farm they are going to get
c)
he tells him to think of a rabbit
61.
George felt that he had to carry out the execution
a)
as retribution for Lennie’s crime
b)
before the other men would get to Lennie and torture him
c)
since Lennie had ruined their future
62.
What is the difference between George shooting Lennie and Curley shooting Lennie?
a)
Curley wants to shoot Lennie in the guts and make him suffer
b)
George wants to shoot Lennie in the back of the head so he doesn’t suffer
c)
George wants to shoot Lennie out of kindness
d)
all of these
Reset
