Of Mice and Men is set in what decade? | 1930s |
In which state is the story set? | California |
Why does Carlson want to shoot Candy’s dog? | The dog is too old to be of any use and stinks up the room |
From whom does Candy seek advice before Carlson shoots his dog? | Slim |
How did Crooks get his name? | He has a crooked back |
Disappointed in her life, Curley’s wife wonders where she would be if she had become | an actress |
How are George and Lennie different from the other men | they look out for eachother |
In the power structure of the ranch which character has the least amount of power | Crooks |
When Steinbeck tells us that Lennie likes to pet soft things, which literary technique is he using? | Foreshadowing |
After killing Curley’s wife, which pair of figures appear and scold Lennie? | Aunt Clara and a giant Rabbit |
Which of the following characters check the dead body for vital signs? | Slim |
Before George meets Lennie in the woods in the final scene, whose gun does he take | Carlson |
The structure of the novel most resembles a ________ | play |
Lennie scares the girl in the red dress in the town of Weed | first event |
The bus driver lies to George and Lennie | second event |
Candy’s dog is shot and killed | third event |
Lennie breaks Curly’s hand | fourth event |
Lennie accidentally kills the puppy | fifth event |
Lennie has two hallucinations | sixth event |
Of Mice and Men was first published in 1937 | true |
Curley keeps vaseline in one of his gloves to help soothe a boxing injury | false |
A cat house is an another term for whorehouse or brothel | true |
George is the first person to discover Curly’s wife dead body | false |
Candy will still go buy the farm on his own, he will not be deterred by George and Lennie | false |
Whit reads aloud a letter he sent to the editor that he wrote and was published in a Western Magazine | false |
Curly always wears a bull whip to show that he has much more power than any of the other ranch workers | true |
Curley’s wife invites Lennie to hold her hands and rub her shoulders | false |
Of Mice and Men Exam Review
April 29, 2020