Of Mice and Men Test
Of Mice and Men Test
Of Mice and Men Test
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Of Mice and Men Test
I. Character Identification
Match the characters with their descriptions. Some characters may not be used.
___ 1. a proud, aloof man, his body was bent over to
his left by his crooked spine and his eyes lay deep
in his headhis lean face was lined with deep black
wrinkles and he had thin, pain-tightened lips.
a. Carlson
b. Slim
c. Curley
d. Lennie
e. George
f. Crooks
g. Whit
___ 5. small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and
sharp, strong features. Every part of him was defined;
small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony nose.
j. the boss
h. Candy
i. Curleys wife
___ 8. Weed
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III. Quotation Matching
Match the following quotations with the sources. Some characters may be used more than once;
some may not be used at all.
___ 11. I hardly never seen two guys travel together.
___ 12. They play cards in there, but I cant play because
a. George
Im black.
___ 13. Any you boys seen Curley?
b. Slim
c. Candy
___ 15. How longs it gonna be till we get that little place
an live off the fatta the lanan rabbits?
d. Curleys wife
e. Lennie
f. Crooks
g. Carlson
h. Curley
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___ 27. The men frequently visit Crooks in his room.
V. Mutliple Choice
Choose the best answer.
___ 28. Curley is
a. tall.
b. fat.
c. unpopular.
d. friendly.
___ 29. After the murder, George steals
a. Curleys glove.
b. Carlsons gun.
c. Slims puppy.
d. Candys money.
___ 30. To help buy the farm, Candy will contribute
a. $1,000.
b. $350.
c. $100.
d. $200.
___ 31. Curleys wife wishes she had
a. married Slim.
b. married Carlson.
c. been a movie star.
d. had children.
___ 32. Crooks is set apart from the other men because
a. he is black.
b. he is married.
c. he is old.
d. he is the bosss son.
___ 33. The first person to discover the murder is
a. Curley.
b. Candy.
c. Curleys wife.
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d. George
___ 34. Curley always wears
a. a Stetson hat.
b. a glove.
c. a gunbelt.
d. spurs.
___ 35. After the murder, Lennie is afraid that George will
a. kill him.
b. turn him in.
c. tell Aunt Clara.
d. leave him.
___ 36. George says that he and Lennie are different because
a. they have money.
b. they have good jobs.
c. they have each other.
d. they have a farm.
___ 37. On Saturday night, most of the men
a. play horseshoes.
b. read magazines.
c. go to town.
d. visit Crooks.
___ 38. Curley has been married for
a. two weeks.
b. two months.
c. two years.
d. five years.
___ 39. Susys place is
a. a restaurant.
b. a pool hall.
c. a house of prostitution.
d. a farm which George wants to buy.
___ 40. Curleys wife threatens
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a. to tell George about the dead puppy.
b. to have Crooks lynched.
c. to run away to Hollywood.
d. to have Lennie fired.
___ 41. Lennie is most often compared to
a. a deer.
b. a dog.
c. a bear.
d. a horse.
___ 42. On the farm, Lennie wants to raise
a. barley.
b. rabbits.
c. pigs.
d. chickens.
___ 43. At the end of the novel, Lennie escapes to
a. Soledad.
b. the highway.
c. the brush.
d. the barn.
___ 44. Curley likes to fight
a. bartenders who will not serve him when he is drunk.
b. men who are bigger than he.
c. men who are smaller than he.
d. men who beat him at horseshoes.
___ 45. Curley threatens Slim but fights
a. Lennie.
b. Candy.
c. George.
d. Carlson.
___ 46. Curleys wife knows that Lennie
a. is dangerous.
b. does not like her.
c. killed a mouse.
d. hurt Curley.
First, closely read this passage. Then, in a paragraph, discuss why Steinbeck might have chosen
to name Of Mice and Men after this poem. Based on this passage, what do the poem and the
novel have in common in terms of character, theme, etc.?
50. Of Mice and Men is often studied as an example of foreshadowing in literature. How does
Steinbeck foreshadow the pivotal events of the book?
51. Consider Curleys wife. Is she a sympathetic or unsympathetic character? Would you
characterize Steinbecks portrayal of her as fair, or do you detect misogyny (sexism) in his
depiction?
52. In tragedies, the central character comes to a realization about his/her life or an
understanding of life in general as a result of his suffering. Is this true of Of Mice and Men?
Explain.