Themes in Of Mice and Men Quiz

In Of Mice and Men, what does their friendship provide George and Lennie?

• A sense of family

• All of the answers are correct

• A future

• A place to belong

In Of Mice and Men, what prompts George and Lennie's friendship?

• Their mutual friends

• Their mutual need

• None of the answers are correct

• Their mutual interests

In Of Mice and Men, how do George and Lennie differ from the other farm workers?

• They have a home.

• They are younger.

• They have each other.

• They have more money.

In Of Mice and Men, what does Steinbeck suggest about friendship?

• That our strength is only in coming together

• All of the answers are correct

• That it is better to live on your own terms than to compromise for another

• That friends can never replace the connections of family

In Of Mice and Men, what does George and Lennie's dream represent to them?

• Wealth and luxury

• Independence and self-determination

• All of the answers are correct.

• Leisure and good times

In Of Mice and Men, what is George and Lennie's dream?

• To become the managers of the ranch where they work

• To buy a small house and a plot of land

• To leave the farming life forever

• None of the answers are correct.

In Of Mice and Men, what is Curley's wife's dream?

• To move to Paris

• To have a baby

• To be an actress

• To own her own ranch

In Of Mice and Men, what does the novella ultimately suggest about dreams?

• All of the answers are correct.

• Our dreams reflect what we need and what is lacking in our lives.

• We often must learn to live in the aftermath of our dreams

• The realities of life are often too powerful to be overcome.

In Of Mice and Men, what happens to the characters' dreams?

• Everyone achieves their dreams in some way.

• Some achieve them, and some don't.

• None of the characters achieve their dreams.

• The characters learn that their reality is better than their dreams

Are George and Lennie's dream similar to any dreams you have had yourself? Explain why or why not.