Of Mice and Men Review

CandyThe old swamper / ranch hand

CrooksStable man

LennieMentally slow; physically strong

CarlsonKilled Candy’s dog

Curley’s wifeWanted to be in the movies

SlimSkinner; reasonable; understands Lennie and George

GeorgeKills Lennie

Curleyill-tempered son of the boss

John Steinbeck, the author of the book, was from which

state?a. Nevadab. New Mexicoc. Arizonad. California

What is the name of the town at which George and Lennie

arrive at the beginning of the book?

a. Soledadb. Salinasc. Solituded. San Diego

From where did John Steinbeck get the name of the book?

a. From a playb. From a poem by Langston Hughesc. From a poem by Robert Burnsd. From a local folksong

What does George say he could do if he were alone?

a.Go to a “cat house.”b.Drink whiskey all nightc.Play cards at a pool hall all nightd.All of the above

Why are George and Lennie different from other guys who

work on ranches?a. They are actually wealthyb. They like their work and want to do it foreverc. They are not driftersd. Each has the other to look out for him

What does Slim have that Lennie wants?

a. The best bunkb. A gunc. Puppiesd. A wife

Why did Curley fight with Lennie?

a. Curley thought Lennie was laughing at him.b. They both wanted the same puppyc. Lennie punched him firstd. Lennie made a rude remark about Curley’s

wife

What was the real reason that Lennie was mad at the puppy?a. It tried to bite himb. George wouldn’t let him tend the rabbits, if he found outc. It didn’t bounce when he was playing with itd. It died

Which soft thing did not get Lennie in trouble?

a. A dead mouseb. A dressc. A piece of velvetd. A girl’s hair

What does “livin’ offa the fatta the lan’” mean?

a. Living off of what one produces and grows on his/her own land

b. Only eating fatty meatsc. Living out on the land, without

shelterd. Taking things from other people’s

houses

Why did George want Lennie to keep his mouth shut while they talked to the boss?

a. Lennie always offended peopleb. Lennie would tell him about the

farmc. The boss might not want to hire

them if he heard Lennie talkd. The boss might get upset with

Lennie

What is not one reason that George thought that Curley’s

wife was trouble?a. She kept looking at Lennieb. She liked to play horseshoes with the

guysc. She kept giving men “the eye”d. He thought she was “jailbait”

Which one of the following is not an example of

foreshadowing in the book?a. Crooks saying that guys like George and

Lennie never accomplish their dreamsb. George and Lennie having to walk to the

ranchc. The death of the puppyd. George telling Lennie to remember the

location of the pond

Over how many days does the story take place?a. Two b. Threec. Fourd. Five

Lennie

“I don’ like this place, George. This ain’t no good

place. I wanna get outa here.”

George

“No, Lennie, I ain't mad. I never been mad, and I ain'now. That's a thing I

want ya to know."

Candy

“I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t of let no stranger shoot my

dog.”

Curley

“Has anybody seen my wife?”

Carlson

“We can't sleep with him stinkin' around in here.”

Curley’s wife

"I never get to talk to nobody. I get awful lonely."

Crooks“I seen hundreds of men come

by on the road an' on the ranches, with their bindles on

their back an' that same damn thing in their heads . . . every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head.

“

Slim“You hadda, George. I swear you

hadda.”