Of Mice and Men: practice test
Of Mice and Men was first published in what year
1937
What is the name of the town from which George and Lennie are fleeing when the story opens
Weed
What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George
He will get to tend rabbits
Why is Candy unable to imagine getting rid of his old dog
He has had the dog since it was a puppy
Why does Curley wear a Vaseline-filled glove on one hand
He wants to keep his hand soft for his wife
Why does Carlson insist on shooting Candy’s dog
Carlson believes the dog is too old and decrepit to be of any use
Whit enters the bunkhouse with a magazine featuring a man he used to work with. Why is the man in the magazine
He wrote a letter to the editor, praising the publication
What is Old Susy’s place
A flophouse
Who discovers Curley’s dead wife
Candy
What does Curley wear to set himself apart from the other men
High-heeled boots
Who cared for Lennie before George
Lennie's aunt Clara
Of Mice and Men is set in which decade
1930s
What does Curley’s wife offer to let Lennie touch
Her hair
To whom does Candy look for advice before allowing Carlson to shoot his dog
Slim
Why do many critics find fault with Of Mice and Men
They find Steinbeck’s portrayal of Lennie excessively sentimental
How does Steinbeck foreshadow the death of Curley’s wife
He opens the chapter in which she dies with Lennie petting his dead puppy
How did Crooks get his name
He has a crooked back
Before George meets Lennie in the woods in the final scene, whose gun does he take
Carlson’s
What does George say to Lennie before shooting him
He tells Lennie the story of their farm
When Lennie drops down next to the pool of water as the story opens, what is George’s advice to him
He tells him not to drink too much water to avoid getting sick
Who is the only man to understand the bond between Lennie and George
Slim
After killing Curley’s wife, which of the following pairs does Lennie imagine appears to chastise his behavior
Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit
Whom do Lennie and George agree to let live on their farm
Candy
Why doesn’t Crooks allow Lennie to enter his room at first
Because he says a white man shouldn’t be allowed in his room since he is not allowed in the white men’s bunkhouse
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 movie star