Of Mice and Men Test: place the letter of the best answer in the space provided.

1. ______ What does Lennie take from his pocket?

a. a knife c. a mouse
b. a puppy d. a deck of cards

2. ______Who is Lennie’s aunt?

a. Carol c. Cathy
b. Clara d. Peggy Sue

3. ______What dreams does George tell Lennie?

a. moving to the city where they can own their own house
b. buying a barn so they can set up a distillery
c. getting a piece of land and turning it into a farm
d. working on the ranch so one day they own it

4.______ George tells Lennie if trouble starts to

a. keep his mouth shut c. meet him at the train tracks
b. kick the crap out of whoever is causing the trouble d. hide in the brush down by the river

5.______ Curley picks on Lennie because

a. he doesn’t answer his question c. Curley is a boxer
b. big guys always flirt with his wife d. Curley’s father told him to

6.______ What is Lennie’s reaction to Curley’s wife?

a. he doesn’t want to look at her c. he acts like he is better than her
b. he’s upset because she is married to a jerk d. he smiles admiringly and says that she is “purty”

7. ______George stopped playing tricks on Lennie because

a. Lennie almost drowned c. Lennie’s aunt told George to stop
b. Lennie scared the crap out of George d. Lennie would start crying

8. ______ Who objects to the smell of Candy’s dog?

a. Curley b. Carlson c. George d. Slim

9. ______Crooks is
a. a ranch worker c. a hay bailer
b. the owner’s butler d. a stable hand

10. ______Why does Curley attack Lennie?

a. Curley catches Lennie talking to his wife c. Curley is afraid of George
b. Curley thinks that Lennie is laughing at him d. Lennie won money in cards from him

11. ______ Curley’s wife’s dream is

a. to become a musician c. to go with George and Lennie
b. to marry someone else with more money d. to become an actress

12. _____ What hint is given about Curley’s marriage to his wife?
a. she discovered him after her mother stole her letter.
b. he was a good dancer so she was attracted to him.
c. she likes being slapped around.
d. she was forced to marry him by her uncle.

13. ______ Why is Curley suspicious of Slim?

a. he thinks that Slim wants his job c. he is overprotective of guys around his wife
b. because Slim kicked his butt two years earlier. d. he thinks Slim wants to leave with George
 and Lennie.

14. ______ What does Lennie do to Curley’s wife?

a. he asks her if she wants to go with him and George c. touches her hair which leads to him killing her
b. he asks her if she is happy d. he compliments her dress

15. ______Who discovers what Lennie has done?

a. Carlson c. George
b. Curley d. Candy

16. ______ What does Lennie decide to do?

a. Go find George c. Go to the brush down by the river
b. Hide in the bunkhouse d. Cry

17. ______ Who does Lennie imagine is there with him?

a. his mom c. George
b. his Aunt Clara d. Jo mama

18. _____ What imaginary animal does Lennie see?

a. a rabbit c. a mouse
b. a dog d.a wolf

19. _____ What does the animal say to Lennie?

a. What’choo talkin’ about Willis?
b. George is gonna beat the hell out of you with a stick
c. Now you done it! How you gonna git out of this mess?
d. Show me the money!

20. ______ What does Lennie do at the end of the story?

a. tells George that they need to go c. finds a dead mouse in his pocket
b. Cries d. asks George to tell him about their dream

21. ______What is ironic about Lennie not being worried about George being upset with him?
a. George is always upset at Lennie c. Lennie knows he can’t turn back time
b. George kills Lennie d. Lennie knows George will be pissed off this time

22. _____ What is the moral of Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men?

a. you can’t escape the past c. sometimes dreams are unrealistic due to social barriers
b. live life with no regrets d. don’t pet puppies too hard

23. ____ What is Candy’s reaction to George and Lennie’s dream?

a. he doesn’t react; he was still upset about his dog getting killed
b. he laughs at it
c. he questions their loyalty to the ranch
d. he wants to be included

24. _____ Who first finds George?

a. Slim c. Curly
b. Candy d. Crooks

25. _____ What does Slim tell George at the end?

a. Let’s go get a drink c. I’ll miss George! 
b. Don’t feel so bad d. Curly needs a good ass-kickin’