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WorksheetsOf Mice and Men chapter 1-3
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Where does the story take place?
Sacramento California
Soledad California
Dallas Texas
Las Vegas, Nevada
What trouble did George and Lennie have in Weed?
They got drunk and rowdy
They gambled their money away
Lennie ripped a woman's dress
They got fired
Why does George lose his temper with Lennie when eating beans for supper?
Lennie wants ketchup
Lennie complains about eating them again
Lennie spills the beans all over himself
Lennie won't eat
Where does George tell Lennie to hide if Lennie gets in trouble again?
At the ranch
In the town of Soledad
Back to weed
in the woods where they spend the night
What is George and Lennie's dream?
To have a place of their own
To win the lottery
To find separate places to live
To move back East
Who greeted George and Lennie at the bunkhouse?
Curley's Wife
Crooks
Candy
Slim
Why does George answer all the questions for Lennie?
Because Lennie is a mute and can't talk
George is bossy and controlling
George doesn't want Lennie to say the wrong thing and get them fired
None of the above
What excuse does George give for Lennie's slowness?
He has a mental disorder
He's just plain stupid
He ignores his behavior
He was kicked in the head by a horse.
What uneasy feeling does George get about Curley's wife?
He feels like she is going to be trouble.
He is worried she will hurt Lennie
She is too pretty for the ranch
He is interested in dating her
What does it mean when the author says "she's got the eye?"
She has an eye infection
She is missing an eye
She is a flirt
She is looking for trouble
Why does Curley start a fight with Lennie?
Lennie is bigger than him which is a trigger
Lennie flirts with his wife
Curley thinks Lennie is shady
Curley wants to fight everyone
Who wants to join Lennie and George to buy the ranch?
Carlson
Candy
Slim
Curley
Why does Curley's wife come in and talk to the ranch hands so much?
She is lonely
She misses working with horses
She is nosey
She likes to cause drama
In Of Mice and Men, why isn't Curley's wife given a proper name?
Steinbeck is a sexist
Women didn't have many rights, back then so she was seen as her husband's property.
She is a flat character
All of the above
Who is the one who gives Lennie permission to fight Curley?
Slim
Crooks
George
Candy
When asked about his hand, what is Curley supposed to say happened to him?
He got it caught in a machine
A horse stepped on it
He got hurt when he was boxing
Lennie broke it
What literary element is present in the following passage?Curley was flopping like a fish on a line, and his closed fist was lost in Lennie’s big hand.
Metaphor
Simile
Hyperbole
Alliteration
This passage is an example of which literary element?“‘Come on in. If ever’body’s comin’ in, you might just as well.’ It was difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger.”
Metaphor
Onomatopoeia
Alliteration
Irony
What happens to Candy's old dog?
Carlson shoots it
it runs off
it has puppies
Lennie crushes it
How does Lennie think he will be punished for fighting Curley?
He will be arrested
George will leave him alone
He won't be able to take care of the rabbits on the farm.
He will be fired.
