This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 42 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 42 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. To go before or ahead of A) Rouged. B) Derision. C) Bemused. D) Precede. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Precede. 2. Throw something with great force A) Contort. B) Muffled. C) Sometimes. D) Hurl. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hurl. 3. Which term is defined as the belief that everything is pre-determined by fate? A) Naturalism. B) Communism. C) Capitalism. D) Determinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determinism. 4. Has a dream of owning his own farm A) Crooks. B) Whit. C) George. D) Carlson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George. 5. What dream do George and Lennie share? A) Becoming famous actors. B) Owning their own land and raising rabbits. C) Travelling the world. D) Winning the lottery. E) Not specified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owning their own land and raising rabbits. 6. How is Slim indirectly characterized through the reactions of other characters to him? A) As untrustworthy. B) As insignificant. C) As highly respected. D) As disliked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As highly respected. 7. I am the riverInto which George once orderedhis Lennie to jump A) Soledad. B) Mississippi. C) Salinas. D) Big River. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Salinas. 8. What reason did George give the boss for him & Lennie being late? A) Train went the wrong direction. B) Lennie was dreaming about soft things. C) They got lost. D) Just because. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Train went the wrong direction. 9. Why does Curley apologize to Slim? A) For getting in his way in the field. B) For forgetting to feed the horses. C) For telling the boss Slim was lazy. D) For suspecting him of sleeping with his wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For suspecting him of sleeping with his wife. 10. Muse A) Speculate. B) Prey. C) Volunteer. D) Throw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Speculate. 11. In the text it states the following: "George scowled. 'I thought I tol' you not to tell nobody about that.'Candy was crestfallen. 'Didn't tell nobody but Crooks" ' (Steinbeck). What part of speech is the word crestfallen based on the way it is used in the text? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Adverb. D) Verb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Adjective. 12. Where are George and the rest of the guys? A) They went horseback riding. B) They went to get food for the horses. C) They went to town. D) They are playing horseshoes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They went to town. 13. Which character does George repeatedly remind Lennie to stay away from? A) Slim. B) The Boss. C) Candy. D) Curley's Wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curley's Wife. 14. Define CONCEALING A) Forgetting. B) Hiding. C) Pushing. D) Hugging. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hiding. 15. Define HURLED A) Blinked rapidly. B) Threw something with great force. C) Ran quickly. D) Approached someone aggressively. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Threw something with great force. 16. Lennie crushes Curley's hand after Curley attacks George. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 17. He tells Curley that he needs to tell everyone he got his hand "caught in a machine" . A) Slim. B) Carlson. C) Candy. D) Lennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slim. 18. Clara is A) George's mother. B) Lennie's mother. C) Lennie's aunt. D) George's aunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie's aunt. 19. In the text it states the following: "Slim smiled wryly. He knelt down beside Curley" (Steinbeck). What part of speech is the word wryly based on the way it is used in the text? A) Noun. B) Adjective. C) Verb. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 20. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:monotonous/ repetitive A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. ← 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