This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 37 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 37 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does Lennie look forward to doing when he and George realize their dream? A) Drinking thick milk. B) Tending the rabbits. C) Riding the tractor. D) Visiting the cat house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tending the rabbits. 2. A main idea in a story that can often be expressed as a life lesson A) Symbol. B) Plot. C) Conflict. D) Theme. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Theme. 3. What conclusion can be drawn about the effect of isolation on Crooks based on his interactions with Lennie? A) It has made him bitter and resentful towards others. B) It has had no effect on him. C) It has made him more sociable and outgoing. D) It has made him cautious but yearning for companionship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It has made him cautious but yearning for companionship. 4. What does the word 'junctures' mean? A) Spotted; marked with different colors. B) Points of union; connections. C) Moved clumsily or heavily. D) Fragments of something broken into pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Points of union; connections. 5. Woody and Buzz Lightyear were ..... in fear as Sid began torturing the other toys around them. A) Cowering. B) Disarming. C) Appraising. D) Lumbering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cowering. 6. What would the BEST synonym for pugnacious be? A) Peaceful. B) Happily. C) Silent. D) Quarrelsome. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Quarrelsome. 7. Lennie is mentally strong and physically slow. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 8. George tells Slim that Lennie is crazy. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. Which of the following options is a SYNONYM (same meaning) to the word "Persuasive" ? A) Deliberate. B) Convincing. C) Eager. D) Malicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Convincing. 10. How does the theme of loneliness manifest in Chapter 5? A) Through Curley's Wife's isolation and longing for companionship. B) Through Lennie's indifference towards others. C) Through Curley's Wife's busy social life. D) Through Curley's Wife's soft hair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Through Curley's Wife's isolation and longing for companionship. 11. What is the name of the black stable buck? A) Candy. B) Crooks. C) Carlson. D) Curley. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crooks. 12. What is a synonym for profound? A) Massive. B) Discerning. C) Simple. D) Confound. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Discerning. 13. How does George respond when Lennie offers to go live in a cave? A) He encourages Lennie to do so. B) He dismisses the idea humorously. C) He becomes angry and curses. D) He agrees and plans to join. E) He expresses concern and reassures Lennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He becomes angry and curses. 14. Read the passage. Which of the following words best describes the author's tone towards Curley? A) Bitter. B) Compassionate. C) Joyful. D) Solemn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bitter. 15. To say something in response A) Complacent. B) Brindle. C) Rouge. D) Retort. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Retort. 16. What was the name of Steinbeck's first novel? A) The Pastures of Heaven. B) Of Mice and Men. C) The Grapes of Wrath. D) Holes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Pastures of Heaven. 17. Clever and useful A) Flounced. B) Handy. C) Derogatory. D) Mollified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Handy. 18. Which character shows the most development in Chapter 5? A) George. B) Lennie. C) Curley. D) Curley's wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curley's wife. 19. The ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American A) Socialism. B) Communism. C) American Dream. D) Rigid Hierarchy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American Dream. 20. What happens when Curley attacks Lennie? A) Curley breaks Lennie's arm. B) Carlson shoots Curley. C) Lennie breaks Curley's hand. D) George punches Curley in the face. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie breaks Curley's hand. ← 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