1. Of Mice and Men Quiz

2. 1.In what river is the pool where George and Lennie camp at the beginning of the novel? The Gabilan River The River Soledad The Salinas River

3. 2.Who is the first character George and Lennie meet? Candy Curley The boss

4. 3. “the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray sculptured stones” is an example of: Alliteration Metaphor Simile

5. 4.In which sections does George describe ‘the dream’? a. Section 1, Section 4, Section 6 b. Section 1, Section 3, Section 6 c. Section 1, Section, 4, Section 5

6. 5.How many times does Curley’s wife appear in the novel? Once Twice Three times

7. 6.Who does George play euchre with while Carlson takes Candy’s dog out to shoot? a. Slim b. Whit c. Lennie

8. 7.Which of the following is not described in Crooks’ room at the beginning of Section 4? a.a tattered map of the United States b.a split collar with the horsehair stuffing sticking out c.a pair of gold-rimmed spectacles

9. 8.Slim is described as “the prince of the ranch”. Is this a.a simile b.personification c. a metaphor

10. 9.Which of these animals is Lennie compared to? a.a rabbit b.a pig c.a bull

11. 10.What is Lennie’s aunt’s name? a.Clara b.Sara c.Tara

12. 11.When was the “Wall Street Crash”? a.1930 b.1929 c.1829

13. 12.What does Slim say to George after he kills Lennie? a.“You hadda, George. I swear you hadda.” b.“Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys?” c.“He was a nice fella.”

14. 13.When Curley’s wife is first described, which of the following isn’t red? a.the ostrich feathers on her shoes b.her fingernails c.her dress

15. 14.Where had George and Lennie run away from before coming to the ranch? a.Soledad b.Salinas c.Weed

16. 15.What does “get a little stake together” mean? a.bet on a game of horseshoes b.save up a little money c.eat dinner

17. 16.Which of these isn’t Curley’s wife described as a.poison b. jail-bait c.rat-trap d.floozy

18. 17.At what time do George and Lennie arrive at the ranch? a.8.00am b.10.00am c.12.00pm

19. 18.What work does Slim do on the farm? a.skinner b.swamper c.stable-buck

20. 19.How much money does Candy say he can contribute to George and Lennie’s dream ranch? a.$250 b.$300 c.$350

21. 20.In the dream, what is “so God damn thick you got to cut it with a knife”? a.The sausages b.the alfalfa c.the cream

22. 21.Who or what is described as “flopping like a fish on a line”? a.Curley, when Lennie crushes his hand b.the puppy after Lennie has killed it c.Curley’s wife, when Lennie breaks her neck

23. 22.Who is the first person to discover the body of Curley’s wife? a.Crooks b.Candy c.George

24. 23.At the beginning of Section 6, which of the following is different from the beginning of Section 1? a.it’s late afternoon b.the pool is deep and green c.a heron swallows a water-snake

25. 24.What technique does Steinbeck use in “There was the buzz of flies in the air, the lazy afternoon humming” a.onomatopoeia bpersonification c.imagery

26. 25.Whose voice does the rabbit imagined by Lennie speak in? a.Aunt Clara’s b.George’s c.Lennie’s