This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 77 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 77 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does profound mean? A) Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen. B) Puzzled, confused, or bewildered. C) Twisted or bent out of the normal shape. D) Having or showing great knowledge or insight. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Having or showing great knowledge or insight. 2. Brusquely (adverb) A) Marked by complexity and richness of detail. B) Spoken in a blunt and direct manner. C) Lying down; in a position of comfort or rest. D) Having spots or patches of color. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spoken in a blunt and direct manner. 3. Who took Candy's dog in Chapter Three? A) Whit. B) Carlson. C) Curley. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carlson. 4. Define BEWILDERED A) Completely joyous. B) Completely forgotten. C) Completely confused. D) Completely impressed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Completely confused. 5. This character is the most respected person on the ranch. A) Slim. B) George. C) The boss. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slim. 6. Adj.; unsatisfactorily small; unsatisfying A) Fawning. B) Liniment. C) Meager. D) Scornful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Meager. 7. Pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situations, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self satisfied A) Deliberately. B) Complacently. C) Majesty. D) Pugnacious. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Complacently. 8. Expressive of a low opinion A) Mollified. B) Derogatory. C) Ominously. D) Bridled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derogatory. 9. What is Candy's disability? A) He has a club foot. B) He has poor eyesight. C) He is old and is missing a hand. D) He is deaf. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is old and is missing a hand. 10. What vocabulary word best fits the sentence below? When the girl was stricken with chicken pox, her skin was ..... with itchy, painful spots. A) Dignity. B) Gravity. C) Mottled. D) Imperious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mottled. 11. In which state was author John Steinbeck born? A) Ohio. B) California. C) Iowa. D) Las Vegas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) California. 12. During this time period, men who looked for jobs and traveled far, often carried a ..... with them. A) Luger. B) Bindle. C) Dog. D) Futon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bindle. 13. Despite people's gossip and opinions, he remained ..... in his feelings and did not partake of the gossip. A) Aloof. B) Belligerent. C) Pugnacious. D) Anguished. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aloof. 14. Liniment A) A pain-relieving ointment or cream. B) Charming; friendly or trusting. C) In an unrelentingly harsh or cruel way. D) Downcast, disappointed, or humiliated. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A pain-relieving ointment or cream. 15. Soothed, appeased, or calm A) Pugnacious. B) Mollified. C) Scoff. D) Derogatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mollified. 16. Receptive A) Appease the anger or anxiety of. B) Deserving censure or condemnation. C) Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas. D) Ridicule or mockery. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas. 17. From outside came the clang of horseshoes on the playing peg and the shouts of men, playing, encouraging, jeering. A) Laugh at with contempt and derision. B) Brought low in spirit. C) Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. D) An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laugh at with contempt and derision. 18. The word loneliness means- A) The state of being lonely. B) The state of being in a group. C) The state of being in a crowd. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The state of being lonely. 19. If Lennie gets in trouble at the ranch, where does George tell him to hide until George can come for him? A) In the brush by the river. B) At the local saloon. C) Under the bed in the bunkhouse. D) In the barn. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In the brush by the river. 20. George always reminded Lennie to be ..... or cautious about saying too much to others, especially to Curley's wife. A) Mottled. B) Gingerly. C) Anguished. D) Ominous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gingerly. ← 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