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Of Mice and Men chapter 1-3

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where does the story take place?

a)

Sacramento California

b)

Soledad California

c)

Dallas Texas

d)

Las Vegas, Nevada

2.

What trouble did George and Lennie have in Weed?

a)

They got drunk and rowdy

b)

They gambled their money away

c)

Lennie ripped a woman's dress

d)

They got fired

3.

Why does George lose his temper with Lennie when eating beans for supper?

a)

Lennie wants ketchup

b)

Lennie complains about eating them again

c)

Lennie spills the beans all over himself

d)

Lennie won't eat

4.

Where does George tell Lennie to hide if Lennie gets in trouble again?

a)

At the ranch

b)

In the town of Soledad

c)

Back to weed

d)

in the woods where they spend the night

5.

What is George and Lennie's dream?

a)

To have a place of their own

b)

To win the lottery

c)

To find separate places to live

d)

To move back East

6.

Who greeted George and Lennie at the bunkhouse?

a)

Curley's Wife

b)

Crooks

c)

Candy

d)

Slim

7.

Why does George answer all the questions for Lennie?

a)

Because Lennie is a mute and can't talk

b)

George is bossy and controlling

c)

George doesn't want Lennie to say the wrong thing and get them fired

d)

None of the above

8.

What excuse does George give for Lennie's slowness?

a)

He has a mental disorder

b)

He's just plain stupid

c)

He ignores his behavior

d)

He was kicked in the head by a horse.

9.

What uneasy feeling does George get about Curley's wife?

a)

He feels like she is going to be trouble.

b)

He is worried she will hurt Lennie

c)

She is too pretty for the ranch

d)

He is interested in dating her

10.

What does it mean when the author says "she's got the eye?"

a)

She has an eye infection

b)

She is missing an eye

c)

She is a flirt

d)

She is looking for trouble

11.

Why does Curley start a fight with Lennie?

a)

Lennie is bigger than him which is a trigger

b)

Lennie flirts with his wife

c)

Curley thinks Lennie is shady

d)

Curley wants to fight everyone

12.

Who wants to join Lennie and George to buy the ranch?

a)

Carlson

b)

Candy

c)

Slim

d)

Curley

13.

Why does Curley's wife come in and talk to the ranch hands so much?

a)

She is lonely

b)

She misses working with horses

c)

She is nosey

d)

She likes to cause drama

14.

In Of Mice and Men, why isn't Curley's wife given a proper name?

a)

Steinbeck is a sexist

b)

Women didn't have many rights, back then so she was seen as her husband's property.

c)

She is a flat character

d)

All of the above

15.

Who is the one who gives Lennie permission to fight Curley?

a)

Slim

b)

Crooks

c)

George

d)

Candy

16.

When asked about his hand, what is Curley supposed to say happened to him?

a)

He got it caught in a machine

b)

A horse stepped on it

c)

He got hurt when he was boxing

d)

Lennie broke it

17.

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.

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Hyperbole

d)

Alliteration

18.

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.” 

a)

Metaphor

b)

Onomatopoeia

c)

Alliteration

d)

Irony

19.

What happens to Candy's old dog?

a)

Carlson shoots it

b)

it runs off

c)

it has puppies

d)

Lennie crushes it

20.

How does Lennie think he will be punished for fighting Curley?

a)

He will be arrested

b)

George will leave him alone

c)

He won't be able to take care of the rabbits on the farm.

d)

He will be fired.