Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Quiz

Directions: Decide which word from the word bank below best fits into each blank in
the following passage. Each word may only be used once. Write your answer for each
number on the answer sheet.

bus dress George George guilty job Lennie Lennie Lennie

mice rabbits rabbits ranch River river Soledad Weed
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The chapter begins with an introduction to George and who are walking single file

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next to the Salinas to the town of where their new awaits them. They

had to run away from their last job in the town of because Lennie got into some

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trouble by touching a girl’s . In this chapter we learn that is mentally

disabled. He likes to imitate ; he can’t remember most things that he has been

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told, except the story about the ; and he loves to pet soft things like --even

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if they are dead. looks after , but he gets irritated with Lennie at times. He

tells Lennie how much easier his life would be without Lennie but then seems to feel

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for saying so and changes his tone to tell Lennie that he doesn’t really mean it.
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George and Lennie are walking through the brush beside the to get to their new

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job because the driver dropped them off too early--miles away from their final

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destination. They decide that instead of getting to the that evening like they were

supposed to, they will rest for the night and get there in the morning. Before they eat

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their dinner and go to sleep that night, Lennie asks George to tell him about the .

George tells Lennie all about their dream to own their own ranch and “live of the fatta

the lan.’” And Lennie gets to tend the rabbits on that ranch.
Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 Quiz

Directions: Decide which word from the word bank below best fits into each blank in
the following passage. Each word may only be used once. Write your answer for each
answer on the answer sheet.

boxer bunk Candy Candy Carlson Crooks Curley Curley

dog George George George George Lennie Lennie Lennie
Lennie Lennie right hand Slim Slim Slim stable swamper
wife
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and Lennie reach the ranch and inspect the house where they will be

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staying. There they meet , the old , who is missing his and who is

constantly followed by his old sheep . From Candy they learn about the previous

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tenant, the boss; the boss’s son, ; Curley’s ; and the buck, .

While in the bunk house our protagonists also meet the boss, Curley, Curley’s wife,

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, and Carlson. When the boss meets George and Lennie, he thinks they are up to

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something because doesn’t let talk. talks his way out of it by making

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up an excuse for ’s mental deficiency and praising his ability to work. In this
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chapter we learn that is a mean little guy who was a and who is recently

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married. He doesn’t like right away, supposedly because is bigger than

Curley. Curley’s wife is pretty and she is also a flirt. She shows this when she visits the

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bunkhouse with the excuse of searching for Curley. has a bad feeling about both

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Curley and his wife, and he tells to avoid them as much as possible. When the

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other ranchers return from the fields for dinner, Slim and enter the bunkhouse

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and introduce themselves. ’s dog just had a litter of puppies the night before.

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Carlson suggests that Slim give one of his puppies to so that they can get rid of

the old dog who smells and has many health problems. During this discussion, Lennie

gets excited and before going to dinner asks George to ask Slim for one of his pups.

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George and Lennie are supposed to join ’s team after dinner to return to the field

and buck barley.

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