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Grade 9 PreAP Quiz - Of Mice and Men

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who wrote Of Mice and Men?

a)

JK Rowling

b)

John Grisham

c)

Ernest Hemingway

d)

John Steinbeck

2.

What university did Steinbeck attend before dropping out?

a)

University of California

b)

Harvard

c)

New York University

d)

Stanford

3.

What novel did Steinbeck win a Pulitzer Prize?

a)

Of Mice and Men

b)

Grapes of Wrath

c)

Tortilla Flats

d)

A God Unknown

4.

What animal does Lenny have in his pocket?

a)

He didn't have an animal in his pocket

b)

A dead bird

c)

A dead rabbit

d)

A dead mouse

5.

What of the following is NOT a symbol in Chapter 1?

a)

Lenny's hat

b)

The river

c)

The mouse

d)

The rabbit

6.

Where are Lenny and George going?

a)

A ranch

b)

The railway station

c)

The airport

d)

Weed, California

7.

What town did Lenny and George get run out of?

a)

Salinas California

b)

Los Angeles, California

c)

Weed, California

d)

San Francisco, California

8.

What condiment did Lenny want for his beans?

a)

Mustard

b)

Relish

c)

Mayo

d)

Ketchup

9.

What are the names of the two main characters?

a)

Barry and Larry

b)

George and Jerry

c)

Lenny and George

d)

Benny and Lenny

10.

What did Lennie do to get run out of weed?

a)

He touched a girl's dress

b)

He robbed a bank

c)

He assaulted the sheriff

d)

He skipped his work permit

11.

Who used to give Lennie mice?

a)

Aunt Sara

b)

His mother

c)

George

d)

Aunt Clara

12.

What dream does Lenny have?

a)

To build a cabin in the woods

b)

To own his own house

c)

To have a farm with rabbits

d)

To move to LA and become a movie star

13.

When was Of Mice and Men published?

a)

1937

b)

1939

c)

1942

d)

1962

14.

What is the setting of Of Mice and Men

a)

San Francisco 1960s

b)

Soleda California 1930s

c)

Los Angeles 1950

d)

New York, 1940s

15.

Why did Lenny's aunt stop giving him mice?

a)

She never stopped giving him mice.

b)

He would pet them too hard and kill them

c)

He would throw them into the river and watch them drown

d)

He would eat them