WorksheetsOf Mice & Men Chapters 5-6 Comprehension
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 14mins
What happened to Lennie's puppy?
It ran away.
George killed it.
Slim gave it to another farm hand.
Lennie killed it.
What happens to Curley's wife in chapter 5?
Curley kills her for talking to other men.
Lennie accidentally breaks her neck.
She moves to Los Angeles to finally make it big in the movies.
Her pet rabbit is accidentally killed by Lennie.
Where does Lennie go after the incident in the barn?
He goes to hide in the brush.
He hides in bunkhouse under his bed.
He goes straight to George to tell him what he has done.
He turns himself in to the police.
To mislead the mob, which direction does George say Lennie would take?
east
west
north
south
What is happening with Lennie at the beginning of chapter 6?
He is looking for Curley to tell him what happened.
He has gone to make a down payment for their new farm.
He is searching for a new puppy.
He is imagining conversations with his Aunt Clara and a rabbit.
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.
When George eventually finds Lennie, Lennie thinks that George will...
be mad.
talk about how easy life would be without Lennie.
give him a hard time.
All of the above are correct.
Slim tells George, "You hadda, George. I swear you hadda" (107). Why?
Because Lennie was going to attack George.
Because Lennie was going to get killed by the mob.
Because Lennie killed Curley's wife.
Because George was tired of taking care of Lennie.
Aside from George, who is the only other migrant worker that understood what happened at the end of chapter 6?
Curley
Slim
Crooks
Candy
Which answer best describes why Lennie’s puppy has died?
Lennie hit it for nipping at him.
Lennie took it away from its mother too soon.
Slim suffocated it because it was the runt of the litter.
A horse accidentally stepped on it.
When Curley’s wife comes into the barn to talk to Lennie, where is George?
Fixing a harness.
Putting tar on a mule’s hoof.
Playing in a horseshoe tournament.
In town at Suzie’s Place.
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.
Why does Curley’s wife let Lennie touch her hair?
Lennie is a good listener.
She and Lennie both like to touch soft things.
She realizes that Lennie is nice, and thinks he is harmless.
All of the above.
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
Which statement best describes how Curley’s wife dies?
She trips and falls running from Lennie.
Lennie breaks her neck while trying to stop her from screaming.
She suffocates because she can’t breathe with his hand over her mouth.
Lennie frightens her so much she has a heart attack.
Which of these men is the first to find the body of Curley’s wife?
Candy
Curley
Slim
George
When George realizes that Lennie has killed Curley’s wife, he says, “I guess we gotta get ‘im and lock ‘im up. We can’t let ‘im get away. Why, the poor bastard’d starve…Maybe they’ll lock ‘im up and be nice to ‘im” (94). Select the statement below that best summarizes why George can’t just let Lennie run away on his own.
Lennie deserves to be punished for his crime.
George is too annoyed to be bothered taking care of Lennie anymore.
Lennie isn’t capable of feeding or caring for himself.
George is angry and wants to shoot Lennie in the guts.
Which is the most likely reason Curley wants Lennie to suffer when he dies?
Curley wants revenge for his broken hand.
Curley suspects Lennie of having an affair with his wife.
Curley likes and respects Lennie.
Curley is grieving because he loved his wife so much.
At the end of chapter 5, Candy tells George he would still buy the farm with him. What is the most reasonable explanation for why George has seemingly changed his mind about wanting the farm at this point in the novel?
He's angry with Lennie and will not allow Lennie to tend the rabbits.
It was a dream mostly for Lennie, and he wouldn't actually want to do it without Lennie.
He blames Candy for what happened.
He is going to have to run away again to avoid trouble.
Which character wants to shoot Lennie?
George
Curley
Curley's Wife
Crooks
Which character tries to console Lennie about the dead puppy?
Candy
Crooks
Curley's wife
George
Which character stole Carlson's Luger?
George
Slim
Curley
Lennie
Through her conversation with Lennie, Curley's wife reveals that she is...
Happy
Angry
Lonely
Loved
Why does George go back to the bunkhouse and pretend not to know about Curley's wife?
Curley will think George killed her
George wants to forget what happened
George believes that Lennie didn't do it, so he wants to see if he's in the bunkhouse
George does't want Curley to think he was in on it
Where does Chapter 6 take place?
At the ranch in the bunkhouse
In the brush by the riverbed
Up North near Weed
In Crooks' room by the barn
What are some of George's last words to Lennie?
"No, Lennie. I ain't mad. I never been mad, an' I ain't mad now."
"If I was alone I could live so easy."
"Jesus Christ, Lennie! You can't remember nothing that happens!"
"Guys like us got no fambly."
