Of Mice and Men - Objective Test

Matching. Match the person on the left with his/her description on the right.

1. George A. The old swamper / ranch hand

2. Lennie B. Stable man
3. Curley C. Mentally slow; physically strong
4. Candy D. Killed Candy’s dog
5. Carlson E. Wanted to be in the movies
6. Crooks AB. Skinner; reasonable; understands Lenny and George
7. Curley’s wife AC. Kills Lennie
8. Slim AD. Ill-tempered son of the boss

Multiple choice: choose the best answer for each question.

9. In which city does the story begin?

a. Sacramento
b. Salinas
c. Soeldad
d. Weed

10. In which city had George and Lennie been working before they went to the ranch?
a. Sacramento
b. Salinas
c. Soledad
d. Weed

11. Why do George and Lennie arrive at the ranch late?

a. Lennie grabbed a girl's red dress
b. George and Lennie had to hide in an irrigation ditch
c. Murray and Ready lost he work cards
d.The bus driver dropped them off too soon.

12. Why does George become angry with Lennie before they reach the ranch?
a. Lennie was carrying a dead mouse
b. Lennie drank too much water at the pool
c. Lennie forgot where they were going
d. All of the above

13. What talent does Curley have?

a. He is a skilled boxer
b. He is a great skinner
c. He is good at horse shoes
d. He is very intelligent

14. What instruction does George give Lennie in case Lennie gets into trouble?
a. Lennie should run as far and as fast as he can
b. Lennie should hide in the irrigation ditch
c. Lennie should look for Slim
d. Lennie should run to the place where he and George slept
before reaching the ranch.

15. What handicap does Candy have?

a. He is blind
b. He is deaf
c. He has one leg
d. He has a lame arm

16. Why can't Crooks walk upright?

a. He was kicked in the head by a horse
b. He was kicked in the back by a horse
c. He was born with a crooked spine
d. He was hit by a train
17. Which of the following did Lennie NOT kill?
a. a rabbit
b. a mouse
c. a person
d. a puppy

18. What does the boss accuse George of?

a. Beating up Lennie
b. Fighting with Curley
c. Taking Lennie's pay
d. Sleeping on the job

19. Who shot Candy's dog?

a. Candy
b. Slim
c. George
d. Carleson

20. How did Lennie respond when Curley attacked him?

a. He immediately fought back
b. He ran to hide behind George
c. He defended himself until George told him to fight
d. He ran out of the bunk house

21. What does Curley wear on one hand?

a. a boxing glove
b. a glove filled with Vaseline
c. a work glove
d. a catcher's glove

22. Why was Slim the most respected man on the ranch?
a. He was a handy boxer who could be anybody on the ranch.
b. He knew where the men could find the best whiskey and women in town.
c. He won every bet, offer and challenge he was offered.
d. He was a skilled skinner and natural leader.

23. Which line in the story foreshadows what happens to Lennie in the end?
a. “Your Aunt Clara wouldn't like you running off by yourself, even if she is dead.”
b. “Well – look, we're gonna work on a ranch like the one we come from up
north.”
c. “Lennie – if you just happen to get in trouble, like you always done before, I
want you to come here and hide in the brush.”
d. “Now remember Lennie – when we talk to the boss, I don't want you to say a
word.”

24. The main conflict that Lennie had to face in the book was...
a. remembering how to field work so that he could earn enough money to buy
his own land.
b. resisting the temptation to spend all of his money on whiskey, women and
gambling.
c. fulfilling the promise he made to Aunt Clara to take care of George.
d. keeping himself from doing bad things so George would let him tend the
rabbits.

25. The term "the fatta the lan' ", means:

a. the fatter land – where things grow bigger
b. the further land – a dream far, far away
c. the fat of the land – the food the land produces
26. What did the farm workers play outside:
 a. horseshoes
b. scrabble
c. croquet
27. Why does Curley wear a Vaseline-filled glove on one hand?
a. He wants to keep his hand soft for his wife
b. His hand was mangled in a piece of farm equipment
c. He is soothing an old boxing injury
d. He is incredibly vain
28. Of Mice and Men is set in which decade?
a. 1910s
b. 1920s
c. 1930s
d. 1940s

29. What does George say to Lennie before shooting him?

a. He tells Lennie that he is a bad man and that he deserves to die
b. He tells Lennie that he has no other choice but to shoot him since it’s the law
c. He tells Lennie the story of their farm
d. He tells Lennie he’s sorry that he let him down

30. Disappointed with her life, Curley’s wife wonders where she would be if she had followed
her dreams and become which of the following things?
a. A movie star
b. A schoolteacher
c. A showgirl
d. A nurse

31. Who wrote the novel Of Mice and Men?

a. George Miller
b. John Steelbaker
c. William Shakespeare
d. John Steinbeck

32. From where did John Steinbeck get the name of the book?
a. From a play
b. From a poem by Langston Hughes
c. From a poem by Robert Burns
d. From a local folksong

Quotes. Identify the speaker.

A. Curley’s Wife B. Lennie C. Candy D. George
E. Carlson F. Crooks G. Slim

33. “I don’ like this place, George. This ain’t no good place. I wanna get outa here.”

34. “I ain’t wanted in your bunk, and you ain’t wanted in mine.” “You all stink to me.”

35. “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t of let no stranger shoot my dog.”

36. Explains that Curley loves beating up big guys, “kind of like he's mad at 'em because he ain't
a big guy.”

37. “I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing.”

38. “Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no
family. They don't belong no place. . . . With us it ain't like that. We got a future.”

39. S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy
'cause you was black. How'd you like that?
40. "Why can't I talk to you? I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely.