1.
In your own words, what are George and Lennie seeking and hoping for at the ranch?
2.
In
your opinion, who do you think is nicer, George or Lennie? Write 2-3 sentences supporting your choice.
3.
In your own words, describe the American Dream (a theme throughout the book). What is the American Dream for George and Lennie?
4.
After finishing Of Mice and Men, which character do you sympathize (feel bad for) the most out of the following: George, Lennie, Candy, Curley, Curley's wife or Crooks. Explain why in 2-3 sentences.
5.
Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
6.
What state is Salinas in?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
7.
When was the Great Depression in America?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
8.
During the Great Depression most migrant workers went to this state:
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
9.
In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck begins the novel by describing:
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B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
10.
Two men emerge from a path and stop to drink from a pool of water. Who is "small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features"?
11.
Who
is his opposite: "a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes and wide, sloping shoulders"?
12.
What does Lennie have in his pocket at the beginning of the book?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
13.
What "bad things" did Lennie do in the past?
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B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
14.
What are Lennie and George's plans for the future?
A. 
B. 
C. 
Live off the fat of the land
D. 
E. 
15.
One character often imitates the actions of another character. Who does the imitating?
16.
Lennie is George's cousin.
17.
Who is the boss's son and confronts George and Lennie in the bunkhouse?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
18.
One character has a tendency to check out members of the opposite sex. Who has "the eye"?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
19.
What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets in trouble?
A. 
B. 
C. 
Find George wherever he is
D. 
Hide in the brush by the river
E. 
20.
Who is a jerkline skinner, wears a Stetson hat, and has "a
gravity in his manner and a quiet so profound that all talk stopped when
he spoke"?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
21.
What is George and Lennie's job at the ranch?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
22.
When George and Lennie were younger, George would play tricks on Lennie.
23.
Why did George stop playing tricks on Lennie?
A. 
He never played any tricks on Lennie
B. 
C. 
Aunt Clara told him not to
D. 
Lennie almost drowned once
E. 
24.
Lennie was accused of raping a women in Weed. That's why George and Lennie had to flee.
25.
Carlson takes Candy's dog outside and shoots it.