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Who first found Curley's wife dead?
a. Candy
b. Slim
c. George
d. Curley
a. Candy
George disliked Curley at their first meeting because
a.Curley picked on Lennie
b. of Curley's reputation as a boxer
c.Curley threatened to 'fight George
d. Curley's wife was talking to George
a.Curley picked on Lennie
If Lennie hadn't been _______, Curley wouldn't have started a fight.
a. laughing
b. smiling
c. snickering
d. talking
a. laughing
George let Candy join him and Lennie in their dream farm. Why?
a.Candy said he would leave them his share in his will.
b.Candy offered to contribute money to buy the farm.
c.He would be useful to have around.
d.all of these
e.only b and c
e.only b and c
The Negro stable buck on the ranch
Crooks
Lennie killed Curley's wife because
a.he hated Curley
b. he got scared when she started to scream
c.he was afraid of women
d.he liked to touch soft things and kill them
b. he got scared when she started to scream
The stable buck's room was in
a.the main house
b. the hayloft
c.a little shed off the side of the barn
d. a small hotel in town
c.a little shed off the side of the barn
One characteristic common to all the characters is
a. indignity
b. loneliness
c. happiness
d. conceit
b. loneliness
George told Slim that when he and Lennie were younger, George
a.tried to teach Lennie to read and write but it didn't work
b.played tricks on Lennie but he was too dumb to realize it
c.tried to help Lennie get to know the other kids in the neighborhood
d.attempted to teach Lennie how to drive
b.played tricks on Lennie but he was too dumb to realize it
The one who shoots an old dog
Carlson
Lennie went
a.up into the mountains
b. back to Weed
c. to the Salinas River
d. to old Suzy's place
c. to the Salinas River
Crooks cruelly teased Lennie by telling him
a.George wasn't coming back from town
b.Curley's wife was after him
c.all of the puppies were dead
d.a big rabbit was standing behind Lennie
a.George wasn't coming back from town
The best description for Slim is
a. "prince of the ranch"
b. "God-like" to the other men
c. "expert mule team driver"
d. all of these
d. all of these
The point of view of the novel is
a. first person/Lennie
b. third person/narrator
c. first person/Steinbeck
d. second person/narrator
b. third person/narrator
The man whose hand was crushed by Lennie.
Curley
While Curley's wife was in the barn with Lennie, most of the other men were
a.bucking barley
b. sleeping
c.playing horseshoes
d. playing cards in the bunkhouse
c.playing horseshoes
Lennie talked about going to live in a cave because he
a. wanted to be alone
b. wanted to make George angry
c. wanted to look for mice
d. wanted George to stop being mean to him
d. wanted George to stop being mean to him
Lennie and George were very close. The saying they used to show this was:
a. "I got you, 'n' you got me."
b. "We'll have lotsa rabbits and pups."
c. "We'll pull our stake and buy that farm."
a. "I got you, 'n' you got me."
The old swamper
Candy
Lennie harmed living things because
a.he was a born killer
b.he didn't know his own strength
c.he liked to pet soft things and kill them
d. both a and b
b.he didn't know his own strength
Curley's wife told Lennie all of the following EXCEPT
a.she had lived in Salinas
b.she once knew a man who said he could put her in the movies
c.she hated Curley
d.she planned to run away from the ranch in the next few weeks
e.she was sure her mother had stolen a letter addressed to her
a.she had lived in Salinas
George and Lennie were late for their first day of work because
a. it was a hot day for a walk
b. they missed their train because of the trouble in Weed
c. their horses were stolen at the pond
d. the bus driver let them off too far away
d. the bus driver let them off too far away
Lennie's favorite saying about the dream was
a. "The barn will be full 0' pups."
b. "We'll live off the fatta the lan'."
c. "The alfalfa will keep my rabbits fat and healthy."
d. "We'll have lotsa ketchup."
b. "We'll live off the fatta the lan'."
The jerkline skinner on the ranch
Slim
The only person who really understood why George had to shoot Lennie was
a. Slim
b. Carlson
c. Curley
d. Whit
a. Slim
Lennie killed his pup by
a.drowning it
b. petting it / hitting it
c.choking it
d. shooting it
b. petting it / hitting it
If Lennie got in trouble, he had instructions to
a. find George right away
b. run away to the South
c. hide in the brush by the river
d. give himself up peacefully without a fight
c. hide in the brush by the river
The setting of the story is
California
One who wanted to be a movie star
Curley's wife
George's killing of Lennie can BEST be compared to
a.Lennie's killing mice
b. the shooting of Candy's dog
c .Lennie's killing of Curley's wife
d. Lennie's killing his pup
b. the shooting of Candy's dog
Who knew about George and Lennie's dream of owning their own farm?
a.everyone on the ranch
b. Crooks, Candy, George, and Lennie
c.Candy and George
d. Curley, Candy, George, and Lennie
e.Lennie and George only
b. Crooks, Candy, George, and Lennie
After talking to Slim, George promised Lennie he would
a. tell Slim about their dream
b. ask for a pup for Lennie
c. tell Slim to keep quiet
d. ask for more pay
b. ask for a pup for Lennie
When Lennie and George go to the ranch, they get a job
bucking barley
One whom Lennie accidentally killed
Curley's wife
Men are like mice in that they
a.are often helpless
b.often have plans that do not work out
c.are often trapped
d.all of these
d.all of these
When Curley's wife asked Lennie what happened to Curley's hand, Lennie and Candy let her think that
a.Lennie did it
b. Carlson did it
c.George did it
d.a machine did it
e. none of these
d.a machine did it
Lennie started traveling and working with George when
a. he was let out of an institution
b. his parents died
c. his aunt died
c. his aunt died
Lennie can BEST be described as
a. insane
b. mentally ill
c. mentally/emotionally challenged
d. crazy
C. mentally/emotionally challenged
The son of the boss of the ranch
Curley
When Lennie realized he had killed Curley's wife, he did all of the following EXCEPT
a.said "I done a bad thing."
b. ran to a hiding place
c.took the dead puppy with him
d. ran to look for George
d. ran to look for George
When most of the men went into town, who came into Crooks' room?
a. Lennie
b. Curley's wife
c. Candy
d. all of these
e. a and c
d. all of these
In both the first and last chapters of the book
a. the setting is the same
b. George and Lennie talk about the dream
c. Lennie is running away from trouble
d. all of these
e. only a and b
d. all of these
One who said that he had almost started to believe the farm dream would come true
a. Lennie
b. George
c. Curley
d. Curley's wife
e. Slim
B. George
The man who lost a hand and received $250 because of it
Candy
George shot Lennie when
a.they were sitting by the river
b.George was telling the story of the rabbits
c.George chased Lennie behind a bush
d.both a and b
e.none of these
d.both a and b
Curley is always suspicious of the other ranch hands because
a.he is checking up for the boss
b. he is looking for a fight
c.he is bigger than them
d. his wife is a tart (flirt)
d. his wife is a tart (flirt)
One similarity between the killing of the dog and the killing of Lennie is that they both
a.were going to die of old age anyway
b.had gotten into trouble and deserved to die
c.smelled bad
d.would have had to suffer if they went on living
d.would have had to suffer if they went on living
One with great feeling for others; George confided to him about Lennie's experience in Weed
a. Lennie
b. George
c. Curley
d. Curley's wife
e. Slim
E. Slim
The man who is crippled by a crooked back
Crooks