Of Mice And Men Quiz: Learning & Practice
1. Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
William Shakespeare
John Steinbeck
Arthur Miller
Mitch Albom
Answer: John Steinbeck
2. How does Steinbeck portray society in Of mice and men?
Cruel and unjust
Cowardly and Confusing
Sweet and Compassionate
Answer: Cruel and unjust
3. Who said this? – “What’s the matter with me? Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody?”
Crooks
Curley’s wife
Lennie
Slim
Answer: Curley’s wife
4. The death of Candy’s dog foreshadows….
The death of Slim’s puppies
Lennie’s tragic death
Lennie killing Curley’s wife
Crooks’ tragic death
Answer: Lennie’s tragic death
5. Why is George concerned about Lennie taking a long drink of water, in chapter one?
He is getting his clothes wet
There are sharks in the water
The still water may make him sick
He has dirty hands
Answer: The still water may make him sick
6. In which state is Of Mice and Men set?
Oklahoma
California
Nevada
Kansas
Answer: California
7. Who said it? – “If I was alone I could live so easy. I could get a job an’ not have no mess.”
Lennie
Curley
Curley’s wife
George
Answer: George
8. What caused Lennie to accidentally kill Curley’s wife?
Her hair barrette poked him and he struck her because it hurt
He grabbed ahold of her dress and would not let go
He accidentally crushed her while hugging her
He panicked when she screamed and shook her to make her stop
Answer: He panicked when she screamed and shook her to make her stop
9. The first person George and Lennie meet on the ranch is…
Curley
The boss
Candy
Crooks
Answer: Candy
10. What is the stable buck’s name?
Slim
Carlson
Curley
Crooks
Answer: Crooks
11. What does Crooks spend most of his time doing?
Talking to Curley’s wife
drinking
reading
Gambling
Answer: reading
12. Lennie’s aunt’s name is…
Cate
Clara
Clarissa
Clarisse
Answer: Clara
13. What does Slim remind Carlson to take when he leaves the bunkhouse with Candy’s dog?
the cat
a flashlight
a shovel
a picture of Candy
Answer: a shovel
14. Why do George and Lennie have to leave Weed?
Lennie was accused of rape
George was accused of rape
Lennie killed too many mice
They were fired
Answer:Lennie was accused of rape
15. What do the men think of Curley’s wife?
They think she is a “tart”
They pity her for her marriage to Curley
They think she married Curley for money
They suspect she is pregnant
Answer:They think she is a “tart”
16. What does George tell Lennie before he shoots him?
He apologizes to him.
He tells Lennie that he is mad at him.
He tells Lennie they are going to the ranch.
He tells Lennie that he will never tend rabbits.
Answer: He tells Lennie they are going to the ranch.
17. Skinner, tall, well-mannered understanding
Slim
Candy
Crooks
Carlson
Answer: Slim
18. Recently married; wanted to be a movie star
Crooks
Lennie
George
Curley’s wife
Answer: Curley’s wife
19. In chapter one, Lennie asks George for _____________, which makes George very angry.
ketchup
beans
rabbits
a new house
Answer: ketchup
20. Why does Curley’s wife feel lonely on the ranch?
She is not allowed to have a life or identity of her own
She is a “tart” and isn’t happy unless she is causing trouble
She used to be a movie star and hates ranch life
Curley always teased her in front of other people
Answer: She is not allowed to have a life or identity of her own
21. Why does Curley hate Lennie?
Lennie loves his wife
Lennie killed his dog
He is jealous of men who are bigger than him
The boss tells Curley that Lennie is bad news
Answer: He is jealous of men who are bigger than him
22. Which of the animals is NOT killed in the story?
rabbit
puppy
old dog
Mouse
Answer: rabbit
23. How was George different from a typical ranch worker in the story?
He stays at each job for over a year
He lacks experience
He has a traveling companion
He has a family
Answer: He has a traveling companion
24. When Curley attacks Lennie, what does he initially do?
weep and cry for help
he crushes his hand right away
strangle Curley
run away
Answer: weep and cry for help
25. George says he and Lennie are different from other ranch hands because they have…?
more experience
a dream
each other
money saved
Answer: each other
26. Who said: “Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want. God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy.”
George
Lennie
Crooks
Slim
Answer: George
27. Who said: “If I catch any one man, and he’s alone, I get along fine. But just let two of the guys Get together an’ you won’t talk. Jus’ nothing but mad. You’re all scared of each other.”
Curly
Curly’s wife
Candy
Crooks
Answer: Curly’s wife
28. The following is an example of what literary device: “In and out of the beam flies shot like rushing stars.”
hyperbole
allusion
metaphor
Simile
Answer: Simile
29. Slim said, “You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me.”
Alliteration
Repetition
Onomatopoeia
Answer: Repetition
30. At the BEGINNING of chapter 5, Lennie has accidentally killed
his puppy
Curley’s wife
a mouse
none of the above
Answer: his puppy
31. In chapter 5, we learn that Curley’s wife
met Curley at the Riverside Dance Palace
was offered a chance to travel with a group of traveling actors
met a guy who said he could get her into the movies in Hollywood
All of these
Answer: All of these
32. Who comes looking for Lennie at the end of chapter 5?
Curley’s wife
Candy
Slim
George
Answer: Candy
33. When Lennie is waiting for George which of the following voices does he hear
his Aunt Clara
a giant rabbit
both of these
none of these
Answer: both of these
34. Where do George and Slim go at the end of chapter 6?
back to the ranch
to a whorehouse
to get a drink
to the train station
Answer: to get a drink
35. The story begins and ends in the same setting. What is this an example of?
Symbolism
Parallel Structure
Metaphor
Circles
Answer: Parallel Structure
36. What is the effect of hearing the men shouting at a distance (right before George shoots Lennie)?
To explain the situation
To create an allusion to society
To build tension
To show the reader Lennie is mentally challenged
Answer: To build tension
37. Why will George feel a huge sense of loss at the end? (Aside from losing his BFF)
He will be no different than all the other migrant workers
He broke his promise to Aunt Clara
He will no longer get double pay
He will have to leave the ranch so he is not sent to jail
Answer: He will be no different than all the other migrant workers
38. What is the name of Curley’s wife?
Clara
Curletta
Colleen
No name is given
Answer: No name is given
39. According to Curley’s wife, under what condition do the men speak to her?
When no one else is around
When Curley is gone
When she cleans for them
When she gives them “the eye”
Answer: When no one else is around
40. Curley’s wife threatens to…
have Crooks lynched
have Lennie killed
have George fired
Answer: have Crooks lynched
41. WHO SAID IT? – Nobody ever gets to heaven and nobody ever gets no land.
Crooks
Candy
George
Slim
Answer: Crooks
42. WHO SAID IT???? – Why do you got to get killed? You ain’t so little as mice.
George
Lennie
Aunt Clara
Candy
Answer: Lennie