Of Mice

1. Of Mice and Men was first published in what year? : 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? : 2. What is the name of the town from which George and Lennie are fleeing when the novel opens? The town is never named Weed Soledad Salinas


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3. What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George? : 3. What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George? He will learn to farm He will get to tend rabbits 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? : 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? : 5. Why does Curley wear a Vaseline-filled glove on one hand? His hand was mangled in a piece of farm equipment He wants to keep his hand soft for his wife He is soothing an old boxing injury He is incredibly vain


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6. Why does Carlson insist on shooting Candy’s dog? : 6. Why does Carlson insist on shooting Candy’s 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? : 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 wrote a letter to the editor, praising the publication He recently bought a farm much like the one George and Lennie hope to own He is a fugitive, the subject of a nationwide manhunt


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8. What is Old Susy’s place? : 8. What is Old Susy’s place? A restaurant A flophouse A saloon George’s mother’s home


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9. Who discovers Curley’s dead wife? : 9. Who discovers Curley’s dead wife? Carlson Candy Curley George


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10. What does Curley wear to set himself apart from the other men? : 10. What does Curley wear to set himself apart from the other men? Gloves High-heeled boots A denim jacket A bull whip


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11. Who cared for Lennie before George? : 11. Who cared for Lennie before George? Lennie’s mother Lennie’s aunt Clara George’s aunt Clara George’s mother


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12. Of Mice and Men is set in which decade? : 12. Of Mice and Men is set in which decade? 1910s 1930s 1920s 1940s


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13. What does Curley’s wife offer to let Lennie touch? : 13. What does Curley’s wife offer to let Lennie touch? Her hand Her hair Her face Her dress


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14. To whom does Candy look for advice before allowing Carlson to shoot his dog? : 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? : 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 find Steinbeck’s portrayal of Lennie excessively sentimental They believe that the novel is too short They wish that the novel had a happy ending


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16. How does Steinbeck foreshadow the death of Curley’s wife? : 16. How does Steinbeck foreshadow the death of Curley’s 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 doesn’t like her


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17. How did Crooks get his name? : 17. How did Crooks get his name? He has a crooked smile He has a crooked back He served time in jail for robbery 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? : 18. Before George meets Lennie in the woods in the final scene, whose gun does he take? Curley’s Carlson’s Slim’s Candy’s


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19. What does George say to Lennie before shooting him? : 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 the story of their farm He tells Lennie he’s sorry that he let him down He tells Lennie that he has no other choice but to shoot him since it’s the law


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20. When Lennie drops down next to the pool of water as the novel opens, what is George’s advice to him? : 20. When Lennie drops down next to the pool of water as the novel opens, what is George’s advice to him? He tells him to drink up now, because there’s no telling when they’ll 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? : 21. Who is the only man to understand the bond between Lennie and George? Crooks Slim Curley None of the men understand their bond


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22. After killing Curley’s wife, which of the following pairs does Lennie imagine appears to chastise his behavior? : 22. After killing Curley’s wife, which of the following pairs does Lennie imagine appears to chastise his behavior? Aunt Clara and his mother Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit George and Curley George and Curley’s wife


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23. Whom do Lennie and George agree to let live on their farm? : 23. Whom do Lennie and George agree to let live on their farm? Slim Old Susy Candy Curley’s wife


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24. Why doesn’t Crooks allow Lennie to enter his room at first? : 24. Why doesn’t Crooks allow Lennie to enter his room at first? Because he fears Lennie’s strength He says a white man shouldn’t be allowed in his room since he is not allowed in the white men’s bunkhouse Because he prefers to keep to himself Because Lennie isn’t much of a conversationalist and Crooks enjoys talking long into the night


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25. 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? : 25. 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 schoolteacher A movie star A showgirl A nurse


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