Of Mice and Men ch 1 & 2

Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble? 

• In the barn
• In the brush
• In the saloon
• In the stable

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What is George and Lennie's dream?

• To have their own land
• To have wives
• To have an education
• To make it to Oregon

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Which best describes why George and Lennie are constantly on the move?

• Lennie keeps getting in trouble and losing every job he and George get.

• They are running away from their parents.

• They are too restless and become bored easily, so they keep looking for more challenging work.

• Lennie is trying to ditch George.

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A hint or a clue about something that will happen later in the story is called...

• personication
• simile
• metaphor
• foreshawdowing

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This character is known as the "Prince of the Ranch"

• Slim
• Candy
• Whit
• Crooks

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Idiom: What does it mean to "get canned" or "get the can"?

• bring a can of food

• get fired

• throw something away

• recycle

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What is a common theme in of mice and men?

• mice 
• men
• both orange and red
• loneliness 

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How do the other men on the ranch feel about Slim?

• they're afraid of him
• they're jealous of him.
• they're annoyed by him. 
• they look up to him

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While discussing Curley’s wife, Candy says, “Married two weeks and got the eye. Maybe that’s why Curley’s pants is full of ants”. This statement is what literary element?

• irony
• metaphor
• simile
• fore- shadowing

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What SIMILE does George use to describe Lennie? 

• as cuckoo as a clock
• as strong as a bull
• as lazy as a cow
• mean like a bear

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