This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 49 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 49 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Howl or wail as if in pain; whimper A) Contemplate. B) Juncture. C) Mottled. D) Yammer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Yammer. 2. Daniel had to ..... the tree to get the coconut to fall, and he enjoyed the fruit that fell from the shaken tree. A) Monotonous. B) Triumphed. C) Dutiful. D) Belligerent. E) Jar. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Jar. 3. Pick the word below that means:to be attacked/bitten savagely by an animal A) Aroused. B) Mauled. C) Appraised. D) Overwhelmed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mauled. 4. Cautious or very careful A) Endeavor. B) Gingerly. C) Corroborate. D) Succumb. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gingerly. 5. Jeer (verb) A) A longing for something better than the present situation. B) Laugh at with contempt or derision. C) A feeling of righteous anger. D) Injure badly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Laugh at with contempt or derision. 6. Who is the "Prince of the Ranch" ? A) Slim. B) Curley. C) Crooks. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slim. 7. Full of contempt or scorn A) Contemptuously. B) Scornful. C) Persuasive. D) Arouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contemptuously. 8. What is NOT a dream of Curley's? A) Have a hot wife. B) Be a rancher. C) Be a boxer. D) Be taller. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be a rancher. 9. Good (Latin) A) Heat. B) Break. C) Good. D) Self. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Good. 10. Despite the harsh conditions the mountain climbers ..... celebrated their win with a photograph at the top. A) Monotonous. B) Triumph. C) Dutiful. D) Belligerent. E) Jar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Triumph. 11. With an attitude of authority and expecting obedience A) Junctures. B) Imperiously. C) Plaintively. D) Pantomime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imperiously. 12. George's ability to realize that things aren't going to be easy with Curley's wife around the farm is an example of: A) Imagery. B) Setting. C) Foreshadowing. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Foreshadowing. 13. Whine or whimper A) Anguish. B) Lighthearted. C) Yammer. D) Begrudge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yammer. 14. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:bemused/ understanding A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Antonym. 15. What does the word "scoff" mean? A) To laugh at with contempt and derision. B) A noise one makes that is similar to the sound of a cough. C) To gesticulate, wildly. D) Scrape or brush the surface of (a shoe or other object) against something. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To laugh at with contempt and derision. 16. "Behind him walked his opposite ..... he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his claws." is an example of which literary device? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Hyperbole. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 17. Who is characterized as huge, strong and child-like? A) George. B) Crooks. C) Lennie. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie. 18. How does the dialogue between Candy and George in Chapter 3 indirectly characterize Candy? A) As manipulative. B) As hopeful. C) As indifferent. D) As aggressive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As hopeful. 19. George says, "if I was even a little bit smart, I'd have my own little place, an' I'd be bringin' in my own crops, 'stead of doin' all the work and not getting what comes up outta the ground, " what is he hinting at? A) A better future. B) The American dream. C) Being his own boss. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 20. What does Lennie forget to do in chapter 2? A) Tie his shoes. B) Shower before work. C) Feed his rabbits. D) Not speak a word. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not speak a word. ← 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