Of Mice & Men: Chapter 1 & 2

Which statement best describes George?

• A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders

• A stooped man with a hunchback

• A small and quick man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features

• A heavy man with pale eyes and a large nose

Which statement best describes Lennie?

• A short, quick man with a bad temper

• A small man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features

• An intelligent man

• A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders

“A water snake slipped along the pool, its head held up like a little periscope” is an example of…

• metaphor

• irony

• allusion

• similie

If Lennie gets in trouble at the ranch, where does George tell him to hide until George can come for him?

• In the brush by the river

• At the local saloon

• Under the bed in the bunkhouse

• In the barn

Which answer best resembles the dream that George and Lennie have for the future?

• To save up some money and travel the world.

• To own a little farm of their own and live off the land by themselves.

• To buy a house for their kind, old aunt back home.

• To start their own business and have a bunch of men who work for them.

In chapter 2 George told the boss three lies about Lennie, which of the following was NOT one of the lies…

• Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse

• Lennie was a good worker

• George and Lennie finished building a cesspool before they arrived at the new ranch

• Lennie was George's cousin

Steinbeck describes this character as the "Prince of the Ranch."

• Slim

• Candy

• Whit

• Crooks

What do women represent to George and Lennie so far in _{Of Mice and Men?}

• Temptations and Problems

• Friendship and hope

• Freedom and opportunity

• Loss of Hope

How does Crooks become crippled?

• Residual affects of slavery

• A horse kicked him in the back

• He was dropped as a baby

• A horse kicked him in the head

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

• metahpor

• similie

• fore-shadowing