This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 39 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 39 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. True or False:Curley's wife believes Candy when he tells her that Curley's hand got stuck in a machine. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 2. To make fun of a person A) Derision. B) Viciously. C) Precede. D) Cowering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derision. 3. Kills Candy's dog because he's old and smells A) George. B) The boss. C) Curley. D) Carlson. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Carlson. 4. We find out that Lennie's last name is Small. What literary element does this represent? A) Irony. B) Character-ization. C) Theme. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Irony. 5. Define JUNCTURES A) Desserts. B) Questions. C) Connections. D) Junkyards. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Connections. 6. Why does George remind Lennie of where to go in case he gets in trouble again? A) Lennie has a different plan. B) George is trying to keep Lennie safe. C) Lennie likes to run away to cat houses. D) George likes to feel like the boss of Lennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George is trying to keep Lennie safe. 7. Describing someone as unfriendly, distant, or withdrawn means they are: A) Reprehensible. B) Derogatory. C) Aloof. D) Crestfallen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aloof. 8. What do George and Lennie dream of possessing one day? A) A cat house. B) A little farm. C) Living in a cave. D) A luxury vehicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A little farm. 9. The painting hung on the wall in a horizontal position. What does the word 'horizontal' mean? A) Being blunt or curt in behavior. B) A point in time where things join. C) Straight up and down. D) Going from side to side or level. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going from side to side or level. 10. Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself A) Flounced. B) Ominis. C) Pugnacious. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complacent. 11. Laying down A) Mollify. B) They recline. C) Laden. D) Plaintive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They recline. 12. How does Crooks' reaction to Lennie's visit highlight the theme of loneliness? A) Crooks is angry and unwelcoming. B) Crooks eventually invites Lennie in, showing his desire for company. C) Crooks ignores Lennie completely. D) Crooks is indifferent to Lennie's presence. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crooks eventually invites Lennie in, showing his desire for company. 13. Why are George and Lennie different from the other "guys like [them] that work on ranches" ? A) They do their work and mind their own business. B) They like their work and want to do it forever. C) They are not drifters. D) Each has the other to look out for him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Each has the other to look out for him. 14. Sadly; gloomily A) Morosely. B) Pantomime. C) Mottled. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Morosely. 15. The feeling of a great physical or mental pain A) Anguished. B) Brusquely. C) Junctures. D) Recumbent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anguished. 16. Who does Curley accuse of being with his wife? A) George. B) The neighbor. C) Carlson. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slim. 17. Which word means, "showing a critical or disrespectful attitude" ? A) Mollify. B) Scourge. C) Gingerly. D) Derogatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Derogatory. 18. Marked by complexity and richness of detail A) Elaborate. B) Lumber. C) Brusquely. D) Quiver. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Elaborate. 19. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:pantomimed/ resemble A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. 20. In an overbearing manner; arrogantly A) Scoffed. B) Transfixed. C) Imperiously. D) Meticulously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperiously. ← 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