This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 81 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 81 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why doesn't George let Lennie keep the puppy in this chapter? A) The boss said Lennie couldn't have it. B) It was supposed to be a surprise. C) George doesn't trust Lennie with animals. D) The puppy is only a day old. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The puppy is only a day old. 2. Who is the stable buck? A) Crooks. B) Curley. C) Curley's wife. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crooks. 3. Contemplate A) Think profoundly and at length; meditate; look thoughtfully at for a long time. B) Money. C) In a sullenly, melancholy, or gloomy. D) To make a continued, low, dull humming sound. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Think profoundly and at length; meditate; look thoughtfully at for a long time. 4. Which symbol, mentioned in the second section of novel, reminds the reader that the ranch is place where some unpleasant acts are necessary? A) The shooting of Candy's dog. B) The lack of friendship among the men. C) The treatment of Crooks. D) The drowning of Lulu's pups. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The drowning of Lulu's pups. 5. Define MOROSELY A) Angrily. B) Fearfully. C) Sadly. D) Happily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sadly. 6. This character likes to pet soft things. A) Curley's wife. B) Lennie. C) George. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lennie. 7. What is the overall tone of this part of the play? A) Energetic. B) Annoyed. C) Auspicious. D) Supportive. E) Dramatic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Auspicious. 8. What came out of the swampers sleeve? A) A hand of cards, but no aces. B) A stick like wrist, but no hand. C) A hook, but no crocodile. D) A puppy but no rabbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A stick like wrist, but no hand. 9. Mrs. Dant always tries her best to have a ..... attitude at the beginning of every class by saying hello to all who enter her room. A) Receptive. B) Derogatory. C) Monotonous. D) Crestfallen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Receptive. 10. Brutally A) Anger about an unfairness or wrongdoing. B) Unsatisfactorily small; unsatisfying. C) In an unrelentingly harsh or cruel way. D) Turned away. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In an unrelentingly harsh or cruel way. 11. How long have Curley and his wife been married? A) 2 weeks. B) 2 days. C) 2 months. D) 2 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2 weeks. 12. Apprehension A) Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection. B) Make continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body. C) Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen. D) Sad and disappointed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anxiety or fear that something bad or unpleasant will happen. 13. What causes George to stop playing mean-spirited jokes on Lennie? A) Carlson shoots Candy's dog. B) A frazzled Aunt Clara yells at George to stop. C) Lennie jumps in the river when George tells him to and almost drowns. D) Lennie cries too much and George cannot handle the tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie jumps in the river when George tells him to and almost drowns. 14. Become less excited; calmed down A) Subsided. B) Meager. C) Persuasive. D) Scornful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subsided. 15. Uninteresting or boring A) Monotonous. B) Crafty. C) Lance. D) Dutiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monotonous. 16. This character tries to pick a fight with Lennie. A) George. B) Slim. C) Curley. D) Crooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curley. 17. What excuse does George give to the boss for Lennie's slowness? A) He has a mental disability. B) He has no idea why Lennie is the way he is. C) He was kicked in the head by a horse. D) He was sick a lot when he was a kid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was kicked in the head by a horse. 18. This character is very serious and business-like. He is suspicious of George and Lennie and says he will keep a close eye on them. A) The boss. B) Whit. C) The stablebuck. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boss. 19. Which term best fits with the following synonyms:drifter, derelict A) Brusquely. B) Despair. C) Emerge. D) Tramp. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tramp. 20. Carefully weighed or considered; studied; intentional A) Triumphantly. B) Morosely. C) Derogatory. D) Deliberately. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deliberately. ← 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