This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 55 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 55 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of these quotes is an example of foreshadowing in Chapter 3? A) When George lets Lennie have a puppy. B) When Candy asks to join George and Lennie on their future ranch. C) When Carlson takes Candy's dog outside and shoots it because it isn't "no good to itself no more" . D) When Curley's wife comes into the bunkhouse asking questions. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When Carlson takes Candy's dog outside and shoots it because it isn't "no good to itself no more" . 2. Who interrupts the conversation between Crooks, Lennie, and Candy? A) The boss. B) Curley. C) Slim. D) Curley's wife. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curley's wife. 3. Beligerently (adverb) A) To do in a manner of hostility and anger. B) Covered in spots and splotches of color. C) Special importance or prominence for something. D) Dull and repetitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To do in a manner of hostility and anger. 4. Twisted or bent out of the normal shape A) Juncture. B) Contorted. C) Mollified. D) Pantomime. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contorted. 5. Which character is missing a hand? A) Carlson. B) Curley. C) Curley's wife. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Candy. 6. How does Steinbeck use indirect characterization to reveal that the boss is "fair-minded" ? A) Through his speech. B) By describing his looks. C) By describing his actions. D) By having the old man share about the boss through his speech. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) By having the old man share about the boss through his speech. 7. Indignant (adjective) A) Lacking in amount or quality or extent. B) Move in a twisting or contorted motion. C) Perplexed and confused; very puzzled. D) A feeling of righteous anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A feeling of righteous anger. 8. Why does George become angry about the bus driver's instructions? A) Because the bus driver overcharged them. B) Because the driver gave them wrong directions. C) Because the driver said it was a short walk to the ranch, but it was actually much longer. D) Because the bus broke down. E) Not specified. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because the driver said it was a short walk to the ranch, but it was actually much longer. 9. Mottled (adjective) A) Special importance or prominence for something. B) Dull and repetitive. C) In an attentive or obedient manner. D) Covered in spots and splotches of color. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Covered in spots and splotches of color. 10. This character complains about the old, smelly dog. A) Carlson. B) Smitty. C) George. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carlson. 11. Who shoots Candy's old dog? A) The boss. B) Carlson. C) Crooks. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carlson. 12. Adj. ; lying back; resting or leaning A) Lumbered. B) Brusquely. C) Recumbent. D) Mottled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recumbent. 13. In a sullen, gloomy, or ill-humored way A) Imperiously. B) Morosely. C) Complacently. D) Ominously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morosely. 14. When Curley's wife is discovered by the men, does Curley shoes affection A) Yes, he is distraught and touches her to see if she's in fact, dead. B) No, he doesn't even touch her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No, he doesn't even touch her. 15. In this chapter Lennie tells Curley's wife that the reason the death of his puppy is so upsetting to him is that now he "won't get to tend the rabbits" . The fact that the loss of imaginary rabbits he never had is more tragic to him than the death of his real pet puppy is an example of ..... A) Metaphor. B) Irony. C) Allusion. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Irony. 16. When he was scared Cody put his hand over his mouth to ..... his screams, so no one could hear him. A) Consoled. B) Contort. C) Muffled. D) Bewildered. E) Vicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muffled. 17. Who is most suspicious of George and Lennie's relationship? A) Candy. B) Crooks. C) Lennie. D) The Boss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Boss. 18. This character is angry that George and Lennie arrived late. A) Candy. B) Slim. C) Curley. D) The boss. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The boss. 19. Apprehensive A) Release from something that holds fast or entangles. B) Lacking warmth and generosity of spirit. C) Expressive of low opinion. D) In fear or dread of possible evil or harm. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In fear or dread of possible evil or harm. 20. To make a continuous, low humming sound A) Drone. B) Contemplate. C) Quiver. D) Draw. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drone. ← 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