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1. Of Mice and Men was first published in what
year?
1919
1937
1962
1939
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2. What is the name of the town from which George
and Lennie are fleeing when the novel opens?
The town is never named
Salinas
Soledad
Weed
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3. What excites Lennie most about his dream life
with George?
He will get to tend rabbits
He will learn to farm
They will both find purty girls and settle down
He will strike it rich panning for gold
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4. Why is Candy unable to imagine getting rid of
his old dog?
The dog is a fine watchdog
He has had the dog since it was a puppy
He makes too much money breeding the animal
He promised his wife on her deathbed that he
would care for it
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5. Why does Curley wear a Vaseline-filled glove
on one hand?
His hand was mangled in a piece of farm equipment

He is soothing an old boxing injury
He wants to keep his hand soft for his wife
He is incredibly vain
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6. Why does Carlson insist on shooting Candys
dog?
The dog has attacked several people
Carlson believes the dog is too old and decrepit
to be of any use
Carlson is mean-spirited and drunk
Carlson hates dogs
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7. Whit enters the bunkhouse with a magazine
featuring a man he used to work with. Why is the
man in the magazine?
He was an undercover journalist, who wrote a
piece exposing the difficult working conditions
of migrant farmers
He is a fugitive, the subject of a nationwide
manhunt
He recently bought a farm much like the one
George and Lennie hope to own
He wrote a letter to the editor, praising the
publication
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8. What is Old Susys place?
A restaurant
A flophouse
A saloon
Georges mothers home
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9. Who discovers Curleys dead wife?
Carlson
Curley
Candy
George
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10. What does Curley wear to set himself apart
from the other men?
Gloves
A bull whip
A denim jacket
High-heeled boots
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11. Who cared for Lennie before George?
Lennies mother
Lennies aunt Clara
Georges aunt Clara
Georges mother
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12. Of Mice and Men is set in which decade?
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
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13. What does Curleys wife offer to let Lennie
touch?
Her hair
Her hand
Her face
Her dress
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14. To whom does Candy look for advice before
allowing Carlson to shoot his dog?
The boss
Slim
Crooks
Lennie
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15. Why do many critics find fault with Of Mice
and Men?
They believe that the novel does not accurately
depict life during the Depression
They wish that the novel had a happy ending
They believe that the novel is too short
They find Steinbecks portrayal of Lennie
excessively sentimental
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16. How does Steinbeck foreshadow the death of
Curleys wife?
He dresses the woman in fancy red shoes
He opens the chapter in which she dies with
Lennie petting his dead puppy
He gives her a moving speech in which she admits
her dream of being a movie star
He points out several times that Lennie doesnt
like her
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17. How did Crooks get his name?
He has a crooked smile
He served time in jail for robbery
He has a crooked back
He was born with it
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18. Before George meets Lennie in the woods in
the final scene, whose gun does he take?
Curleys
Carlsons
Slims
Candys
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19. What does George say to Lennie before
shooting him?
He tells Lennie that he is a bad man and that he
deserves to die
He tells Lennie that he has no other choice but
to shoot him since its the law
He tells Lennie hes sorry that he let him down
He tells Lennie the story of their farm
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20. When Lennie drops down next to the pool of
water as the novel opens, what is Georges advice
to him?
He tells him to drink up now, because theres no
telling when theyll find water again
He tells him not to drink too much water to avoid
getting sick
He tells him to wash his hands after playing with
the dead mouse
He tells him to bathe
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21. Who is the only man to understand the bond
between Lennie and George?
Crooks
Curley
Slim
None of the men understand their bond
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22. After killing Curleys wife, which of the
following pairs does Lennie imagine appears to
chastise his behavior?
Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit
Aunt Clara and his mother
George and Curley
George and Curleys wife
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23. Whom do Lennie and George agree to let live
on their farm?
Slim
Old Susy
Candy
Curleys wife
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24. Why doesnt Crooks allow Lennie to enter his
room at first?
Because he fears Lennies strength
He says a white man shouldnt be allowed in his
room since he is not allowed in the white mens
bunkhouse
Because he prefers to keep to himself
Because Lennie isnt much of a conversationalist
and Crooks enjoys talking long into the night
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25. Disappointed with her life, Curleys wife
wonders where she would be if she had followed
her dreams and become which of the following
things?
A schoolteacher
A movie star
A showgirl
A nurse
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End of Game
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