Of Mice And Men
Test Review
Name:______________________________Per___ 4/25/19
I. Write a description of the character and one important thing the character did in the book.
1. George :_____________________________________________________________________________
2. Lennie
:_____________________________________________________________________________
3. Curley
:_____________________________________________________________________________
4. Candy:_____________________________________________________________________________
5. Carlson:_____________________________________________________________________________
6. Crooks
:_____________________________________________________________________________
7. Curley’s wife:__________________________________________________________________________
8. Slim:_____________________________________________________________________________
II. Short answer. (Answer with as much detail as you can.)
1. What is the biggest trouble George and Lennie had (the problem or conflict)?
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2. Lennie offers to go away and live in a cave. What is George’s response?
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3. What do George and Lennie dream about and plan to do someday?
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4. What does Candy want when he hears about George and Lennie’s plan?
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5. What two resources is Candy willing to contribute?
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6. Lennie tells Crooks about the land. What is his reaction?
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7. Describe Curley’s wife and explain her main problem?
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8.
What happened to Lennie’s puppy AND what is his main concern?
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III.
Multiple choice
______1. What does George say he could do if he were alone?
a.
Go to a “cat house.”
b.
Drink whiskey all night
c.
Play cards at a pool hall all night
d.
All of the above
______2. Why are George and Lennie different from other guys who work on ranches?
a.
They are actually wealthy
b.
They like their work and want to do it forever
c.
They are not drifters
d.
Each has the other to look out for him
______3. What does Slim have that Lennie wants?
a. The best bunk
b. Puppies
c. A gun
d. A wife
______4. Why did Curley fight with Lennie?
a. Curley thought Lennie was laughing at him.
b. They both wanted the same puppy
c. Lennie punched him first
d. Lennie made a rude remark about Curley’s wife
IV. Quotes. Identify the speaker.
A. Curley’s Wife
E. Curley
B. Lennie
F. Carlson
C. Candy
G. Crooks
D. George
H. Slim
______1. “I don’ like this place, George. This ain’t no good place. I wanna get outa here.”
______2. “This ol’ dog jus’ suffers hisself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in
the back of the head—“ he leaned and pointed, “—right here, why, he’d never know what hit him.”
______3. “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t of let no stranger shoot my dog.”
______4. “You guys comin’ in and settin’ made me forget. What she says is true.”
______5. For a moment he seemed bewildered. And then he whispered in fright, “I done a bad thing. I
done another bad thing.”
______6. “Never you mind,” he said. “A guy got to sometimes.”