WorksheetsOf Mice and Men (Final Review)
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
The Great Depression lasted for more than ten years.
True
False
Hoovervilles was a small shanty town named after the president “Harry Hoover”.
True
False
Majority of the story “Of Mice and Men” takes place on a ranch in Soledad, California.
True
False
How high did unemployment rise to during the Great Depression?
3.4%
25%
50%
30%
“Of Mice and Men” was first published in what year?
1919
1962
1937
1939
FDR’s plan to get the country out of the Depression was called the ______________.
Great Deal
New Deal
Best Deal
Amazing Deal
Why is Candy unable to imagine getting rid of his old dog?
The dog is a fine watchdog.
He makes too much money breeding the animal.
He promised his wife on her deathbed that he would care for it.
He has had the dog since it was a puppy.
What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George?
He will learn to farm.
He will get to tend rabbits.
They will both find “purty” girls and settle down.
He will strike it rich panning for gold.
A word that refers to the state of having wealth or success.
prosperity
economy
poverty
legacy
Why does Curley wear a Vaseline-filled glove on one hand?
He wants to keep his hand soft for his wife.
His hand was mangled in a piece of farm equipment.
He is soothing an old boxing injury.
He is incredibly vain.
What does Curley wear to set himself apart from the other men?
A denim jacket
A bull whip
A high-heeled boots
gloves
What does Curley’s wife offer to let Lennie touch?
Her dress
Her hand
Her face
Her hair
Disappointed with her life, Curley’s wife wonders where she would be if she had followed her dreams and become which of the following things?
A movie star
A schoolteacher
A showgirl
A nurse
Why is Lennie reluctant to talk to Curley’s wife?
She’s a gold digger.
He was warned to stay away—she’s trouble.
She’s too pretty and he is afraid he will kill her.
He thinks he loves her.
What does George want Lennie to do if he gets in any trouble?
Run to Aunt Clara
Hide in the bush
Prepare to fight in a boxing match
Sell rabbits for fast money
What was the typical lifestyle of a ranch worker during the Great Depression?
An endless cycle of working and spending all their pay on booze and women.
A deeply religious and respectful lifestyle involving charity.
Working hard and saving up every dime to buy some land.
Working hard and sending all their pay to family and friends affected by the Great Depression.
_____________wrote the novel "Of Mice and Men".
John Steinbeck
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Harper Lee
S. E. Hinton
_____________is the Black stable hand, gets his name from his crooked back.
Carlson
Whit
Candy
Crooks
___________is the boss's son who hates big guys.
Slim
George
Curley
Stable Buck
____________is the owner of the ranch where George and Lennie work.
The Boss
Curley's wife
Aunt Clara
Lennie
