WorksheetsOf Mice and Men Chapter 6
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Where does the final chapter take place?
It takes place in the bunkhouse.
It takes place on the new farm.
It takes place in Crook's shed.
It takes place at their camping spot from the beginning of the story.
What type of narrative structure has Steinbeck used?
Non-linear
Multi-stranded
Flashbacks
Cyclical
In Chapter 6, the story ends where it began, but what has Steinbeck now changed?
Instead of a place of sanctuary, the pool is now a place of death.
Instead of the rabbits playing in the brush, the heron is swallowing the little snake whole.
Instead of green leaves and a gentle breeze, there are brown, dying leaves and a gush of wind.
Instead of companionship for George, there is a future of loneliness.
All of the above.
Two hallucinations that Lennie has in the chapter are:
a giant rabbit and his Aunt Clara
a dead puppy and George
a giant mouse and George
a giant rabbit and Curley's wife
What does George tell Lennie to calm him down before he shoots him?
He tells him to keep still because he's going to shoot him
He tells him to imagine their dream ranch
He tells him to go to sleep
He tells him to hide in the brush
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
How does George say he killed Lennie?
He says he strangled him
He says a horse kicked him in the head
He says he drowned him like the puppies
He says he took Carlson's gun from him and shot him
Which character clearly doesn't understand what real friendship is like? (Hint: he has the last line of the book.)
Carlson
Lennie
George
Slim
Aside from George, who is the only other migrant worker that understood what happened at the end of chapter 6?
Curley
Slim
Crooks
Candy
Carlson and Curley's last words — "Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?" indicate that:
the world is a cold and harsh place.
the world values friendship
none of the above
