This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 1 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Force; expression; stress A) Craftily. B) Emphasis. C) Hovered. D) Gingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Emphasis. 2. Which word is the following, a definition of:arousing excited expectation or uncertainty about what may happen. A) Tense. B) Suspenseful. C) Ominous. D) Sinister. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Suspenseful. 3. How does the boss feel about George and Lennie's arrival in Chapter 2? A) He is suspicious and unwelcoming. B) He is excited about their dream of land ownership. C) He offers them a permanent job on the ranch. D) He immediately invites them to dinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is suspicious and unwelcoming. 4. Bewildered (adjective) A) Perplexed and confused; very puzzled. B) Injure badly. C) Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection. D) Laugh at with contempt or derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Perplexed and confused; very puzzled. 5. What is a bunkhouse? A) A place to keep horses. B) Where people go to have fun. C) Where barley is stored. D) Where workers live and sleep on a ranch. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Where workers live and sleep on a ranch. 6. George and Lennie felt that they were different from other itinerant ranch hands because they A) Had desirable skills. B) Could look after each other. C) Liked to put roots down in one place. D) Worked well together. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Could look after each other. 7. What lie did George tell the boss about Lennie? A) They were sister. B) They were cousins. C) They were friends. D) They didn't know each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were cousins. 8. What does Lennie do with the mouse he is carrying in his pocket? A) He throws it across the stream. B) He sets it free it in the woods. C) He scares George with it and they both laugh. D) He accidentally crushes it to death petting it. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He accidentally crushes it to death petting it. 9. What SIMILE does George use to describe Lennie? A) As cuckoo as a clock. B) As strong as a bull. C) As lazy as a cow. D) Mean like a bear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As strong as a bull. 10. Anger as a result of something unjust A) Indignation. B) Rage. C) Happiness. D) Irritation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Indignation. 11. Noun; an imitation of someone else's mannerisms A) Contemplated. B) Pantomime. C) Lumbered. D) Recumbent. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pantomime. 12. Earnestly (adverb) A) Puzzled or confused because of something absurd. B) Hanging in the air; lifted off the ground. C) Done with seriousness or sincerity. D) Done in a way that appears dishonest and sneaky, inviting outside speculation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Done with seriousness or sincerity. 13. True or False:When someone important to us dies, we feel sorrow. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 14. She turned on him in scorn. A) Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. B) An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. C) Intended or having the power to induce action or belief. D) Fearful expectation or anticipation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. 15. Which word works best to complete the sentence below? Due to Jane's ..... nature, he hides from all humans in the world with the exception of me. A) Dignity. B) Gravity. C) Apprehensive. D) Mottled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apprehensive. 16. To cast off A) Hold on or keep. B) Attach or connect. C) Embrace or hug. D) Slough. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slough. 17. This character is recently married and used to box professionally. He is the boss's son and is curious as to why George won't let Lennie speak. He likes to fight big guys. A) Carlson. B) The boss. C) Slim. D) Curley. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curley. 18. What does Lennie keep in his pocket in scene one? A) Rabbit feet. B) Dead mouse. C) Pocket watch. D) Snacks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dead mouse. 19. Which word means to move heavily and without grace? A) Lumber. B) Scowl. C) Ominous. D) Pugnacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lumber. 20. Movement to express feelings A) Pantomime. B) Contemplated. C) Dejected. D) Gestured. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gestured. Next →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesOf Mice And Men Quiz 2Of Mice And Men Quiz 3Of Mice And Men Quiz 4Of Mice And Men Quiz 5Of Mice And Men Quiz 6Of Mice And Men Quiz 7Of Mice And Men Quiz 8Of Mice And Men Quiz 9Of Mice And Men Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books