This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 78 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 78 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In a careful, cautious way A) Derision. B) Aloof. C) Intensity. D) Subsided. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subsided. 2. Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen A) Apprehensive. B) Ominously. C) Contorted. D) Complacently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apprehensive. 3. Which word works best to complete the sentence below? All of the ..... beachgoers were startled by the hysterically happy canine cavorting among them, spraying them with wet sand. A) Profound. B) Recumbent. C) Imperious. D) Derogatory. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Recumbent. 4. TRUE or FALSE Slim lets Lennie have one of the new puppies A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. After the fight, Slim determines an excuse to explain Curley's injury. What is the story he creates? A) Curley slammed his fist against the barn door. B) Curley got his hand caught in a machine. C) Curley's horse stomped on him in the barn. D) Curley hurt his hand in a boxing match at Susy's place. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Curley got his hand caught in a machine. 6. How does Curley's behavior towards Lennie and George introduce tension? A) By inviting them to dinner. B) By challenging them to a fight. C) By questioning their relationship. D) By ignoring them completely. E) By offering them a job promotion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) By questioning their relationship. 7. What animal does Slim give Lennie? A) A rabbit. B) A puppy. C) A mouse. D) A chicken. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A puppy. 8. Provide the last names of Lennie and George. A) Hinton and Hughes. B) Big and Tall. C) Small and Milton. D) Silver and Miller. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Small and Milton. 9. Situated at or extending to great depth; coming from deep within A) Apprehensive. B) Persuasive. C) Profound. D) Subside. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Profound. 10. What does the word "mollify" mean? A) Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone). B) Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid. C) To say something in a blunt or direct manner. D) To enjoy something enthusiastically. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Appease the anger or anxiety of (someone). 11. Tortured A) Anguished. B) I adore you. C) Morosely. D) Dejected. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anguished. 12. Often, George had to speak ..... ; otherwise, Lennie would not listen to him. A) Gingerly. B) Morosely. C) Brusquely. D) Bemusedly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Brusquely. 13. Because he is the only black man on the ranch, Crooks has no desire for companionship. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 14. What are George and Lennie like? A) George is huge and kind; Lennie is cruel and has a mental disability. B) George is small and wiry; Lennie is huge and has a mental disability. C) Lennie is small and wiry; George is huge and has a mental disability. D) Lennie is huge and mean; George is small and has a mental disability. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George is small and wiry; Lennie is huge and has a mental disability. 15. What is the meaning of bemused? A) Twisted or bent out of the normal shape. B) With pleasure or satisfaction. C) Puzzled, confused, or bewildered. D) Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Puzzled, confused, or bewildered. 16. "'And she stopped givin' 'em to ya. You always killed em" ' (9). Here, "she" is ..... and "em" is ..... A) Aunt Clara/mice. B) Lennie's sister/mice. C) Aunt Clara/rabbits. D) George's sister/puppies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aunt Clara/mice. 17. Because Mrs. Dant was upset with her class, she only gave them ..... answers to show her disappointment. A) Disarming. B) Monotonous. C) Derogatory. D) Gingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Monotonous. 18. A performance using gestures and movements without words A) Juncture. B) Morosely. C) Apprehensive. D) Pantomime. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pantomime. 19. How were black people viewed by society? A) Black people were viewed as superior to white people. They were given more opportunities over white people. B) Black people were seen as equal to white people. They were afforded the same opportunities as white people. C) Black people were viewed as inferior to white people. They were not afforded the same opportunities as white people. D) Black people were slaves and were forced to work for white people. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Black people were viewed as inferior to white people. They were not afforded the same opportunities as white people. 20. What word means:a foot traveller; someone who goes on an extended walk? A) Tramp. B) Companion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tramp. ← 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