This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 12 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which character shows the most development in Chapter 5? A) Curley's wife. B) Curley. C) George. D) Lennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Curley's wife. 2. The ideals of freedom, equality, and opportunity traditionally held to be available to every American A) Communism. B) Rigid Hierarchy. C) American Dream. D) Socialism. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) American Dream. 3. What happens when Curley attacks Lennie? A) Curley breaks Lennie's arm. B) Carlson shoots Curley. C) Lennie breaks Curley's hand. D) George punches Curley in the face. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie breaks Curley's hand. 4. George and Lennie are walking to the ranch because George fears they are being followed. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 5. Who begs to leave the ranch? A) George. B) Carlson. C) Lennie. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie. 6. What does Crooks believe about mean who "have a little piece of land in their heads" ? A) They will achieve their dreams. B) He wants to join them in achieving their dreams. C) He wants to live on a farm with them. D) They will NOT achieve their dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They will NOT achieve their dreams. 7. What river was Lennie instructed to hide near? A) Salinas River. B) Boy River. C) Mississippi River. D) Big River. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salinas River. 8. Restrained in style or quality; quieted and brought under control A) Apprehensive. B) Monotonous. C) Bewildered. D) Subdued. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subdued. 9. Confused; befuddled A) Bewildered. B) Sulkily. C) Sniveled. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bewildered. 10. He advanced a step into the room, then remembered and backed to the door again. A) Reveal in private. B) Misery resulting from affliction. C) Move forward. D) Give moral or emotional strength to. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Move forward. 11. Select the best definition for complacency. A) A feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to make them better. B) To be calmed in intensity, temper or feeling. C) To express sorrow or melancholy. D) To be inclined to fight; warlike or combative. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A feeling of being satisfied with how things are and not wanting to make them better. 12. How does the dialogue in Chapter 5 contribute to the development of Lennie's character? A) It shows his intelligence and wit. B) It highlights his dependence on George. C) It reveals his lack of understanding of the consequences of his actions. D) It demonstrates his aggressive nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It reveals his lack of understanding of the consequences of his actions. 13. What does Lennie want to do after he meets the people on the ranch? A) Invite them out to dinner. B) Hire them for his own ranch. C) Make new friends. D) Leave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Leave. 14. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:plaintively/ cheerfully A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Antonym. 15. Point of union; connection A) Debris. B) Juncture. C) Contemplate. D) Morose. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juncture. 16. A hierarchy of power is demonstrated in this scene in the barn. Who is at the top? A) Lennie. B) Candy. C) Curley's wife. D) Crooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curley's wife. 17. And the meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face. A) Move in a twisting or contorted motion. B) A longing for something better than the present situation. C) Give moral or emotional strength to. D) Draw back, as with fear, pain, or embarrassment. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A longing for something better than the present situation. 18. Gloomily or sullenly ill-humored, as a person or mood. A) Pantomime. B) Morosely. C) Sullen. D) Lumbered. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morosely. 19. George is a small, quick man, while Lennie is a lumbering giant. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. Acting like a dictator A) Anguished. B) Lumbered. C) Imperiously. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperiously. 21. George protects Lennie by ..... A) Making fun of him. B) Taking care of him and defending him. C) Treating him like a baby. D) Ignoring him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking care of him and defending him. 22. True or False:Curley's wife believes Candy when he tells her that Curley's hand got stuck in a machine. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 23. To make fun of a person A) Cowering. B) Derision. C) Viciously. D) Precede. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Derision. 24. Kills Candy's dog because he's old and smells A) The boss. B) Curley. C) Carlson. D) George. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carlson. 25. We find out that Lennie's last name is Small. What literary element does this represent? A) Character-ization. B) Theme. C) Irony. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Irony. 26. Define JUNCTURES A) Desserts. B) Connections. C) Questions. D) Junkyards. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Connections. 27. Why does George remind Lennie of where to go in case he gets in trouble again? A) Lennie likes to run away to cat houses. B) George likes to feel like the boss of Lennie. C) Lennie has a different plan. D) George is trying to keep Lennie safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) George is trying to keep Lennie safe. 28. Describing someone as unfriendly, distant, or withdrawn means they are: A) Reprehensible. B) Derogatory. C) Aloof. D) Crestfallen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aloof. 29. What do George and Lennie dream of possessing one day? A) A little farm. B) A cat house. C) Living in a cave. D) A luxury vehicle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A little farm. 30. The painting hung on the wall in a horizontal position. What does the word 'horizontal' mean? A) Being blunt or curt in behavior. B) A point in time where things join. C) Straight up and down. D) Going from side to side or level. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Going from side to side or level. 31. Showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself A) Complacent. B) Pugnacious. C) Ominis. D) Flounced. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Complacent. 32. How does Crooks' reaction to Lennie's visit highlight the theme of loneliness? A) Crooks is angry and unwelcoming. B) Crooks eventually invites Lennie in, showing his desire for company. C) Crooks ignores Lennie completely. D) Crooks is indifferent to Lennie's presence. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crooks eventually invites Lennie in, showing his desire for company. 33. Why are George and Lennie different from the other "guys like [them] that work on ranches" ? A) They do their work and mind their own business. B) They like their work and want to do it forever. C) They are not drifters. D) Each has the other to look out for him. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Each has the other to look out for him. 34. The feeling of a great physical or mental pain A) Recumbent. B) Brusquely. C) Anguished. D) Junctures. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anguished. 35. Who does Curley accuse of being with his wife? A) George. B) Carlson. C) Slim. D) The neighbor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slim. 36. Which word means, "showing a critical or disrespectful attitude" ? A) Gingerly. B) Mollify. C) Derogatory. D) Scourge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Derogatory. 37. Marked by complexity and richness of detail A) Quiver. B) Elaborate. C) Lumber. D) Brusquely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Elaborate. 38. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:pantomimed/ resemble A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. 39. In an overbearing manner; arrogantly A) Meticulously. B) Scoffed. C) Imperiously. D) Transfixed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperiously. 40. Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight A) Pugnacious. B) Reverent. C) Reprehensible. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pugnacious. 41. She sank deeper into despair as the days passed without any sign of improvement. What does the word 'despair' mean? A) Lying down or reclining in a resting position. B) Feeling very sad and hopeless. C) Small pieces of broken or scattered materials. D) To come out or appear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Feeling very sad and hopeless. 42. Why did Curley pick a fight with Lennie? A) Lennie flirted with Curley's wife. B) Curley doesn't like new guys. C) Curley knew Lennie in Weed. D) Curley doesn't like big guys. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curley doesn't like big guys. 43. Agency that findsEmployment for those who areWilling to work hard A) Murray and Ready's. B) Lincoln and Douglas's. C) Rogers and Stark's. D) Johnson and Hart's. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Murray and Ready's. 44. What did George do that made him change his actions towards Lennie? A) He forgot to buy ketchup. B) George told Lennie to jump in the river and it almost killed Lennie. C) He took the mouse away from Lennie. D) He bought Lennie a rabbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) George told Lennie to jump in the river and it almost killed Lennie. 45. What does George's insistence on Lennie avoiding Curley suggest about their situation? A) They are confident and unafraid. B) They seek to make allies. C) They are cautious and wary. D) They plan to leave soon. E) They are indifferent to Curley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are cautious and wary. 46. Someone who is sullen probably wants to A) Keep all of their money for themselves. B) Spend time with friends and family. C) Open up their own business. D) Not be around many people. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not be around many people. 47. Anger about something thought to be unfair A) Aloof. B) Indignation. C) Crestfallen. D) Disarming. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indignation. 48. Can you please elaborate on your research findings?. What does the word 'elaborate' mean? A) Feeling very sad and hopeless. B) Being blunt or curt in behavior. C) Feeling very sad and gloomy. D) To explain in more detail or add more information. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To explain in more detail or add more information. 49. Define ENTRANCED A) In a state of wonder and fascination. B) In a state of fear and anger. C) In a state of confusion. D) In a state of Australia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a state of wonder and fascination. 50. A joint or connection is also known as a ..... A) Slough. B) Juncture. C) Lumber. D) Crestfallen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Juncture. 51. A game played by one person alone. A) Solitaire. B) Cultivator. C) Cards. D) Work up a stake. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solitaire. 52. This character is always looking for Curley. A) The boss. B) Slim. C) Candy. D) Curley's wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curley's wife. 53. The word which means "to show affection" is A) Brusquely. B) Fawning. C) Complacently. D) Mollified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fawning. 54. What do the men think of Curley's wife? A) They think she is a "tart". B) They suspect she is pregnant. C) They pity her for her marriage to Curley. D) They think she married Curley for money. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They think she is a "tart". 55. List one thing that George & Lennie receive at Murray's & Ready's. A) Timecard. B) Cell phone. C) A horse. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Timecard. 56. Who tries to console Lennie about the dead puppy? A) George. B) Slim. C) Curley's Wife. D) Crooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curley's Wife. 57. What is one way Curley's wife's death is not foreshadowed earlier in the novel? A) Curley's wife's death is foreshadowed when she is described as wearing red lipstick. B) Curley's wife's death is foreshadowed when George explains how Lennie grabbed a girl's dress in Weed. C) Curley's wife's death is foreshadowed when Lennie kills his puppy when it tries to bite him. D) Curley's wife's death is foreshadowed when Lennie kills a mouse when he pets it too hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Curley's wife's death is foreshadowed when she is described as wearing red lipstick. 58. What is the relationship between Lennie and Curley's wife in Chapter 5? A) They are close friends. B) They have a brief interaction. C) They are distant relatives. D) They are siblings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They have a brief interaction. 59. WHO CARED FOR LENNIE BEBFORE GEORGE? (WHO CARED FOR LENNIE BEFORE GEORGE?) A) LENNIE'S AUNT CLARA. B) LENNIE'S MOTHER. C) GEORGE'S AUNT CLARA. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) LENNIE'S AUNT CLARA. 60. Ellie's decision on college was an important ..... in her life; everything afterwards was connected to that decision. A) Juncture. B) Yammered. C) Debris. D) Morose. E) Brusquely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Juncture. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesAmerican Classics QuizzesEnglish Literature 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 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books