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Of Mice and Men (Final Review)

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Great Depression lasted for more than ten years.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Hoovervilles was a small shanty town named after the president “Harry Hoover”.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Majority of the story “Of Mice and Men” takes place on a ranch in Soledad, California.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

How high did unemployment rise to during the Great Depression?

a)

3.4%

b)

25%

c)

50%

d)

30%

5.

“Of Mice and Men” was first published in what year?

a)

1919

b)

1962

c)

1937

d)

1939

6.

FDR’s plan to get the country out of the Depression was called the ______________.

a)

Great Deal

b)

New Deal

c)

Best Deal

d)

Amazing Deal

7.

Why is Candy unable to imagine getting rid of his old dog?

a)

The dog is a fine watchdog.

b)

He makes too much money breeding the animal.

c)

He promised his wife on her deathbed that he would care for it.

d)

He has had the dog since it was a puppy.

8.

What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George?

a)

He will learn to farm.

b)

He will get to tend rabbits.

c)

They will both find “purty” girls and settle down.

d)

He will strike it rich panning for gold.

9.

A word that refers to the state of having wealth or success.

a)

prosperity

b)

economy

c)

poverty

d)

legacy

10.

Why does Curley wear a Vaseline-filled glove on one hand?

a)

He wants to keep his hand soft for his wife.

b)

His hand was mangled in a piece of farm equipment.

c)

He is soothing an old boxing injury.

d)

He is incredibly vain.

11.

What does Curley wear to set himself apart from the other men?

a)

A denim jacket

b)

A bull whip

c)

A high-heeled boots

d)

gloves

12.

What does Curley’s wife offer to let Lennie touch?

a)

Her dress

b)

Her hand

c)

Her face

d)

Her hair

13.

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)

A movie star

b)

A schoolteacher

c)

A showgirl

d)

A nurse

14.

Why is Lennie reluctant to talk to Curley’s wife?

a)

She’s a gold digger.

b)

He was warned to stay away—she’s trouble.

c)

She’s too pretty and he is afraid he will kill her.

d)

He thinks he loves her.

15.

What does George want Lennie to do if he gets in any trouble?

a)

Run to Aunt Clara

b)

Hide in the bush

c)

Prepare to fight in a boxing match

d)

Sell rabbits for fast money

16.

What was the typical lifestyle of a ranch worker during the Great Depression?

a)

An endless cycle of working and spending all their pay on booze and women.

b)

A deeply religious and respectful lifestyle involving charity.

c)

Working hard and saving up every dime to buy some land.

d)

Working hard and sending all their pay to family and friends affected by the Great Depression.

17.

_____________wrote the novel "Of Mice and Men".

a)

John Steinbeck

b)

F. Scott Fitzgerald

c)

Harper Lee

d)

S. E. Hinton

18.

_____________is the Black stable hand, gets his name from his crooked back.

a)

Carlson

b)

Whit

c)

Candy

d)

Crooks

19.

___________is the boss's son who hates big guys.

a)

Slim

b)

George

c)

Curley

d)

Stable Buck

20.

____________is the owner of the ranch where George and Lennie work.

a)

The Boss

b)

Curley's wife

c)

Aunt Clara

d)

Lennie