This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Critical or disparaging; offensive A) Complacently. B) Decisive. C) Derogatory. D) Slough. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Derogatory. 2. When Candy was alone with Curley's dead wife, a sad or gloomy sensation overcame him; therefore, he felt ..... about the circumstances. A) Mollified. B) Mottled. C) Pugnacious. D) Morosely. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Morosely. 3. Twisted or strained out of shape=junctures A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 4. Cruelly; in a mean way A) Receptive. B) Bemused. C) Derision. D) Viciously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Viciously. 5. Mike Tyson was a ..... boxer; he was destructive to fighters who faced him. A) Bewildered. B) Muffled. C) Contort. D) Consoled. E) Vicious. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Vicious. 6. Anticipation of adversity or misfortune. A) Appraised. B) Indignation. C) Apprehension. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apprehension. 7. Anything that disturbs, endangers life, or is offensive A) Subdue. B) Nuisance. C) Receptive. D) Derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nuisance. 8. A hobo or transient or migrant A) Bindlestiff. B) Salesman. C) Family. D) Delivery man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bindlestiff. 9. Adv.; in a haughty, dictatorial, or overbearing manner A) Debris. B) Lumbered. C) Brusquely. D) Imperiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperiously. 10. What theme is suggested by Crooks' statement about being the only black man on the ranch? A) Friendship. B) Loneliness and isolation. C) Hard work pays off. D) The importance of family. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loneliness and isolation. 11. Who walks into the barn at the beginning of chapter 4? A) Curley. B) George. C) Lennie. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie. 12. When Candy stands up to Curley's wife, what gives him the courage to do so? A) She was insulting Lennie and Candy got mad. B) He knows that they have a plan and that if he gets fired, he can still live on George's ranch. C) He sees George in the doorway and figures he'll back up Candy against Curley's wife. D) She starts crying and Candy feels more powerful and able to talk back to her. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He knows that they have a plan and that if he gets fired, he can still live on George's ranch. 13. How does the theme of discrimination and prejudice manifest in 'Of Mice and Men'? A) Discrimination and prejudice are non-existent in the novel. B) Discrimination and prejudice lead to positive outcomes for the characters. C) Discrimination and prejudice create tension and conflict among the characters. D) Discrimination and prejudice result in mutual understanding and acceptance among the characters. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Discrimination and prejudice create tension and conflict among the characters. 14. Described as big stomached and he shoots Candy's old dog. A) Carlson. B) Candy. C) The boss. D) Curley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carlson. 15. Intended or having the power to induce action or belief A) Ominous. B) Retort. C) Persuasive. D) Meager. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Persuasive. 16. The ..... student would not follow directions and was hostile to his fellow classmates A) Jar. B) Belligerent. C) Triumphed. D) Monotonous. E) Dutiful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belligerent. 17. To go before or ahead of A) Derision. B) Bemused. C) Precede. D) Rouged. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Precede. 18. Throw something with great force A) Contort. B) Sometimes. C) Hurl. D) Muffled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hurl. 19. Which term is defined as the belief that everything is pre-determined by fate? A) Naturalism. B) Capitalism. C) Communism. D) Determinism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determinism. 20. Has a dream of owning his own farm A) Whit. B) Crooks. C) George. D) Carlson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George. 21. What dream do George and Lennie share? A) Becoming famous actors. B) Owning their own land and raising rabbits. C) Travelling the world. D) Winning the lottery. E) Not specified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Owning their own land and raising rabbits. 22. How is Slim indirectly characterized through the reactions of other characters to him? A) As untrustworthy. B) As insignificant. C) As highly respected. D) As disliked. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As highly respected. 23. I am the riverInto which George once orderedhis Lennie to jump A) Mississippi. B) Salinas. C) Soledad. D) Big River. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Salinas. 24. What reason did George give the boss for him & Lennie being late? A) Lennie was dreaming about soft things. B) Just because. C) Train went the wrong direction. D) They got lost. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Train went the wrong direction. 25. Why does Curley apologize to Slim? A) For telling the boss Slim was lazy. B) For getting in his way in the field. C) For suspecting him of sleeping with his wife. D) For forgetting to feed the horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) For suspecting him of sleeping with his wife. 26. In the text it states the following: "George scowled. 'I thought I tol' you not to tell nobody about that.'Candy was crestfallen. 'Didn't tell nobody but Crooks" ' (Steinbeck). What part of speech is the word crestfallen based on the way it is used in the text? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Adjective. 27. Where are George and the rest of the guys? A) They went horseback riding. B) They went to town. C) They are playing horseshoes. D) They went to get food for the horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They went to town. 28. Which character does George repeatedly remind Lennie to stay away from? A) Slim. B) The Boss. C) Candy. D) Curley's Wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Curley's Wife. 29. Define CONCEALING A) Forgetting. B) Pushing. C) Hugging. D) Hiding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hiding. 30. Lennie crushes Curley's hand after Curley attacks George. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 31. He tells Curley that he needs to tell everyone he got his hand "caught in a machine" . A) Slim. B) Carlson. C) Candy. D) Lennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slim. 32. In the text it states the following: "Slim smiled wryly. He knelt down beside Curley" (Steinbeck). What part of speech is the word wryly based on the way it is used in the text? A) Noun. B) Verb. C) Adjective. D) Adverb. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adverb. 33. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:monotonous/ repetitive A) Antonym. B) Synonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Synonym. 34. What you laughin' at?I'll give you the old one-two ..... LET GO OF MY HAND! A) Slim. B) Aunt Clara. C) Curley. D) Curley's wife. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Curley. 35. Where does Lennie go after the incident in the barn? A) He goes straight to George to tell him what he has done. B) He goes to hide in the brush. C) He hides in bunkhouse under his bed. D) He turns himself in to the police. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He goes to hide in the brush. 36. What do George and Lennie dream of in 'Of Mice and Men'? A) They dream of owning their own piece of land and living off the fatta the lan'. B) They dream of becoming famous actors. C) They dream of traveling the world. D) They dream of starting a successful business. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They dream of owning their own piece of land and living off the fatta the lan'. 37. When they were talking to the boss, George lied three times. Which was NOT a lie? A) Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse. B) He and Lennie were digging a cesspool up north before they came to the ranch. C) Lennie was a good worker. D) Lennie was his cousin. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie was a good worker. 38. Asia refused to be discouraged by the ..... she faced from her peers, using their criticism as fuel to work harder and prove them wrong. A) Subdue. B) Mollify. C) Pantomime. D) Deride. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Deride. 39. Elevated rank, office, station, etc. A) Reprehensible. B) Appraised. C) Aloof. D) Dignity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dignity. 40. Which of the following definitions matches the word "Hover" ? A) Collide violently with an obstacle or another vehicle. B) Hang, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. C) Fly or rise high in the air. D) Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hang, as of something threatening, dark, or menacing. 41. The author Of Mice and Men is A) S. E. Hinton. B) Langston Hughes. C) John Steinbeck. D) Elie Wiesel. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) John Steinbeck. 42. Which statement best describes how Curley's wife dies? A) She trips and falls running from Lennie. B) Lennie breaks her neck while trying to stop her from screaming. C) She suffocates because she can't breathe with his hand over her mouth. D) Lennie frightens her so much she has a heart attack. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lennie breaks her neck while trying to stop her from screaming. 43. Lennie was always ..... with thoughts about rabbits and soft things. A) Brusque. B) Mottled. C) Bemused. D) Morose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bemused. 44. Disparaging or belittling A) Derogatory. B) Plaintively. C) Junctures. D) Contorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derogatory. 45. Mournfully; sorrowfully A) Derogatory. B) Plaintively. C) Contorted. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plaintively. 46. The stage directions in lines 3 and 6 provide evidence that for George, his speech about the future has become- A) Unbelievable. B) A joke. C) Pointless. D) A ritual. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A ritual. 47. Oh my gosh, read this!My magazine has a noteFrom a friend of mine! A) John Steinbeck. B) Lennie. C) Curley's Wife. D) Whit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Whit. 48. The hefty fellow ..... by, and they could feel the weight of his footsteps all the way down the hall. A) Vicioused. B) Scowled. C) Lumbered. D) Bindled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lumbered. 49. What type of guy is Curley? A) A businessman. B) An intelligent man. C) A little guy who likes to fight other men. D) A hard-working, quiet man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A little guy who likes to fight other men. 50. What is the REAL reason Curley's wife is in a bad mood? A) The boys were out in Crooks' room and hadn't invited her to participate in their conversation. B) Lennie played with her pup and killed it. C) She's hurt that Curley went into town to have fun at the cathouses with the other ranch hands and left her behind. D) They won't tell her who hurt Curley's hand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She's hurt that Curley went into town to have fun at the cathouses with the other ranch hands and left her behind. 51. Crooks' conversation with Lennie shows us that Crooks is A) Lonely. B) Dumb. C) Kind. D) Hungry. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lonely. 52. What is the meaning of deliberate? A) Puzzled, confused, or bewildered. B) Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen. C) With pleasure or satisfaction. D) Done consciously and intentionally. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Done consciously and intentionally. 53. What can be inferred about Lennie's understanding of his actions after the death of Curley's wife? A) He fully understands the consequences of his actions. B) He is indifferent to the death of Curley's wife. C) He does not fully comprehend the gravity of the situation. D) He blames George for the incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He does not fully comprehend the gravity of the situation. 54. Not friendly, uninterested A) Crestfallen. B) Subsided. C) Aloof. D) Averted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aloof. 55. Although Lennie can't remember where they are going, what can he remember? A) George's name. B) His name. C) The rabbits. D) Aunt Clara. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rabbits. 56. Define DISARMING A) Intimidating. B) Amusing. C) Frightening. D) Charming. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Charming. 57. Which character sets the moral tone that self-respect, empathy, and noble qualities can be found in the lowly? A) Curley. B) Candy. C) Slim. D) Carlson. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slim. 58. Handled or used roughly A) Meager. B) Liniment. C) Mauled. D) Crestfallen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mauled. 59. What does Curley's wife's intrusion reveal about gender dynamics on the ranch? A) Women are respected and have freedom. B) Women are seen as troublemakers and are isolated. C) Women have equal status with men. D) Women are in charge of the ranch operations. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Women are seen as troublemakers and are isolated. 60. How does Chapter 4 contribute to the overall development of the novel's themes? A) It introduces new themes unrelated to the rest of the novel. B) It reinforces the themes of loneliness, dreams, and the harsh reality of the American Dream. C) It shifts the focus of the novel to a more optimistic outlook. D) It concludes the exploration of the novel's themes. 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