| owns a luger (handgun); shoots Candy’s dog | Carlson |
| offers to lend George and Lennie money; lost a hand | Candy |
| old swamper; finds body of Curley’s wife | Candy |
| stable buck; likes to read; lonely and bitter | Crooks |
| small and quick; travels with Lennie | George |
| boss’s unpopular son; likes to fight; jealous of Slim | Curley |
| wants to raise rabbits; breaks Curley’s hand | Lennie |
| bored and restless; dreams of being a Hollywood star | Curley’s wife |
| “prince of the ranch”; gives Lennie a puppy | Slim |
| True or False: George’s actions forced both men to leave their jobs in Weed. | False |
| True or False: George and Lennie are cousins | False |
| True or False: Lennie is completely dependent on George. | True |
| True or False: Lennie’s last name does not fit his physical appearance. | True |
| True or False: George doesn’t complain about taking care of Lennie. | False |
| True or False: Crooks lives alone in the barn by choice. | False |
| True or False: George knows immediately that Lennie is responsible for Curley’s wife’s death. | True |
| True or False: George tells Lennie about the farm before shooting him. | True |
| If George wants him to leave, Lennie says he will live | in a cave |
| George says that he and Lennie are different from other ranch hands because they have | each other |
| The boss is suspicious of Lennie because he | doesn’t speak for himself |
| Candy tells George, “I ought to have shot that dog myself, George, I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog.” This conversation foreshadows | George killing Lennie |
| The story of Lennie’s problem in Weed is included in order to | show the strength of the bond between Lennie and George |
| Curley’s wife threatens to | have Crooks lynched |
| Curley likes to fight men who | are bigger than he is |
| Candy is afraid that | he will soon be fired |
| The men joke about Curley because he wears | a Vaseline-filled glove |
| Lennie is reluctant to talk to Curley’s wife because he most fears the anger or | George |
| After being invited to touch her hair, Lennie kills Curley’s wife when | he muffles her screams |
| Candy blames Curley’s wife for | ruining their dream |
| During his terrified wait for George by the river, Lennie hallucinates about | an angry Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit |
| They only person who seems to understand the real reason why George kills Lennie is | Slim |
| What is the meaning of the phrase, “An’ live off the fatta the lan’?” | To eat what they raise and grow |
| The major theme of the novel concerns | human loneliness and frustration |
| pack of belongings | bindle |
| moved clumsily or heavily | lumbered |
| ridicule; mockery | derision |
| scampered; ran quickly | scuttled |
| confused; bemused | bewildered |
| twisted; bent out of shape | contorted |
| judged | appraised |
| depressed | crestfallen |
| aggressively; with hostility | belligerently |
| flat; without expression | monotonous |
| uneasy or fearful | apprehensive |
| struggled; wiggled | writhed |
Of Mice and Men Test Review
April 26, 2020