This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 26 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 26 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:slough/ shed A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. 2. On our committee, there is one member who is ..... and won't agree to anything and will fight throughout the entire meeting. A) Pugnacious. B) Stilted. C) Recumbent. D) Anguished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pugnacious. 3. Look and consider carefully A) Debility. B) Consensus. C) Diverge. D) Contemplate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contemplate. 4. What does George tell Lenny is the best water to drink from? A) Still water. B) Salty water. C) Running water. D) Pond water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Running water. 5. What will Lennie's job be when he and George get their land? A) Tend the rabbits. B) Plow the fields. C) Sweep up. D) Milk the cows. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tend the rabbits. 6. Adj.; attempting to please with flattery A) Fawning. B) Disarming. C) Averted. D) Scornful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fawning. 7. Who first greeted George and Lennie at the Bunkhouse? A) Curley. B) Candy. C) Carlson. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Candy. 8. What do Lennie and George have that sets them apart from other traveling men? A) Money. B) A house. C) Friendship. D) Beans with ketchup. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Friendship. 9. In the text it states the following: "Crooks scowled, but Lennie's disarming smile defeated him" (Steinbeck). What is the best definition for the word disarming based on the way it is used in the text? A) Allaying (alleviating) criticism of hostility, especially through charm. B) Capable of winning favor. C) Marked by flattery. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Allaying (alleviating) criticism of hostility, especially through charm. 10. In Chapter 2, what motivates George and Lennie's dream of owning a piece of land? A) They want to escape from the harsh realities of their current life. B) They are running away from the law. C) They hope to become wealthy ranch owners. D) They plan to start their own ranching business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They want to escape from the harsh realities of their current life. 11. What is Slim's profession? A) Cattle roper. B) Horse tamer. C) Blacksmith. D) Skinner. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Skinner. 12. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:timorous/ brave A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonym. 13. What is the name of the African American stable hand? A) Slim. B) Crooks. C) Carlson. D) Walt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crooks. 14. ..... gets into a fight with ..... and crushes his hand. A) Curley, Lennie. B) Lennie, Candy. C) Lennie, Curley. D) Slim, Curley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie, Curley. 15. If you're sore after playing basketball all afternoon, you should put some (a) on your legs. A) A liniment. B) Bale. C) Accumulate. D) Douse. E) Indignation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A liniment. 16. Without respect A) Aloof. B) Indignation. C) Appraised. D) Contemptuously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contemptuously. 17. What is the result of Curley and Lennie's fight? A) Lennie refuses to fight back, so Curley beats him up. B) Lennie and George decide to leave the ranch. C) Curley breaks Lennie's leg. D) Lennie breaks Curley's right hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Lennie breaks Curley's right hand. 18. In the text it states the following: "When Candy spoke they both jumped as though they had been caught doing something reprehensible" (Steinbeck). What part of speech is the word reprehensible based on the way it is used in the text? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 19. What would the BEST synonym for bemused be? A) Musical. B) Apprehensive. C) Confused. D) Cringed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Confused. 20. Who is Curley suspicious of being with his wife? A) George. B) The neighbor. C) Carlson. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slim. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesOf Mice And Men Quiz 1Of 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 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books