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CA 110 Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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1.

What causes George to stop playing mean-spirited jokes on Lennie?

a)

Carlson shoots Candy's dog.

b)

A frazzled Aunt Clara yells at George to stop.

c)

Lennie jumps in the river when George tells him to and almost drowns.

d)

Lennie cries too much and George cannot handle the tears.

2.

Candy's dependence on his dog represents what in the novel?

a)

dogs were an important part of ranch life and were often used to assist with cattle drives

b)

evil must be avoided at all cost

c)

the origins of pet therapy

d)

companionship that most men on the ranch do not have

3.

In Chapter 3, Steinbeck uses silence to symbolize...

a)

how the weak at the ranch are silenced, like Candy's dog.

b)

the bunkhouse and how it sounded on cool, summer evenings.

c)

the quietness that surrounded Curley's wife and Curley at the dinner table.

d)

the Boss silently figuring out payroll for all of the pesky ranch hands.

4.

In what way is the theme of survival represented in the novel so far?

a)

Slim's puppies, Candy's dog, Candy, and the suspicion that surrounds George and Lennie's

friendship.

b)

Whit's interested in Bill Tenner's letter that was published in the magazine.

c)

The Boss's insistence that Lennie and George stay in the main house for the first night.

d)

Curley had to go to town to replenish the fertilizer supply for the farm.

5.

Decode the following idiom commonly used in central California in the 1930s and found in Of Mice and Men.

"got the eye"

a)

Candy is referring to the fact that Slim has an eye for good workers.

b)

Candy is referring to the fact that, Curley's wife tends to look at other men.

c)

Candy is referring to the fact that Curley has the eye of a lightweight boxer.

d)

Candy is referring to the suspicious Boss who has his eye on George.

6.

What does it mean to "get canned" or "get the can"?

a)

recycle

b)

get fired

c)

throw something away

d)

bring a can of food

7.

What do women represent in the novella, Of Mice and Men?

a)

loss of hope

b)

strength and individuality

c)

temptation and problems

d)

friendship and love

8.

What does Curley assume about Slim?

a)

That Slim is an horrible skinner.

b)

Slim has a romantic relationship with Curley's wife.

c)

Slim is taking over the ranch.

d)

Slim is the boss's son too!

9.

The dust bowl balladeer, Woody Guthrie, sang "Hobo's Lullaby." This tune connects to George and Lennie because...

a)

It describes how Candy was grizzled and missing a hand.

b)

It describes how migrant workers drifted from town to town and were often in trouble with the law.

c)

It describes how difficult it was to keep clean during the dust bowl.

d)

It describes life in the Salinas River Valley and the lush scenic views found there.

10.

George criticizes other men saying, they sit around and drink, "blowin' their stake..."

This idiom refers to

a)

saving as much money as possible in order to buy some land

b)

the cooling of the beans after they take them off of the campfire

c)

scattering fence posts after a fight

d)

losing, spending, or gambling away money

11.

Steinbeck uses all of the following animal imager to describe Curley during the fight scene except...

a)

the dirty little rat

b)

flopping like a fish

c)

a timid lamb

d)

yella' as a frog belly

12.

After the fight, Slim determines an excuse to explain Curley's injury. What is the story he creates?

a)

Curley slammed his fist against the barn door.

b)

Curley got his hand caught in a machine.

c)

Curley's horse stomped on him in the barn.

d)

Curley hurt his hand in a boxing match at Susy's place.

13.

Why does Curley attack Lennie?

a)

He thinks Lennie is laughing at him along with the other men.

b)

Curley likes to fight only big guys and Lennie was the biggest man there.

c)

Curley caught Lennie playing with the pups and taking them out of the nest.

d)

Curley discovers the "dream ranch plan" and wants to put an end to the nonsense.

14.

Select the best definition for complacency.

a)

A feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to make them better

b)

To be calmed in intensity, temper or feeling

c)

To express sorrow or melancholy

d)

To be inclined to fight; warlike or combative

15.

Select the correct definition for the term, pugnacious.

a)

fearful or uneasy about the future

b)

twisted out of shape

c)

threatening, in a way that signifies evil

d)

inclined to fight; warlike or combative