Of Mice and Men Chapter 1

What is George and Lennie's dream?

• to live off their own land

• to travel the world

• to become famous actors

• to own a big city apartment

What is Lennie's dream?

• To be able to tend the rabbits

• To own a large farm

• To become a famous artist

• To travel the world

What is the dream that George and Lennie have for the future?

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

• To travel the world and see new places.

• To become famous actors in Hollywood.

• To start a business in the city.

What "bad thing" did Lennie do that got them kicked out of Weed?

• He grabbed ahold of a girl's dress

• He stole a loaf of bread

• He started a fight with a local

• He broke a window in a barn

In the beginning of the novel, Lennie and George are presented as traveling companions who look out for one another.

• True

• False

• They are rivals

• They are strangers

What do Lennie and George have that sets them apart from other traveling men?

• Friendship

• Wealth

• Education

• Experience

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

• In the woods where they are spending the night

• In the barn with the animals

• Under the bridge by the river

• In the town's abandoned house

The setting is...

• during the Great Depression in California

• in the Roaring Twenties in New York

• in the aftermath of World War II in Europe

• during the Industrial Revolution in England

What is Lennie focused on having to tend to on the ranch one day?

• rabbits

• chickens

• cows

• sheep

Recumbent

• to stand upright

• to recline

• to sit

• to lie flat