This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 18 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 18 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Lennie and George are hired to A) Pick fruit. B) Raise rabbits. C) Buck barley. D) Take care of the horses. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buck barley. 2. If you were mauled by lions, you are: A) Hugged by them. B) Attacked by them. C) Kissed by them. D) Scared of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Attacked by them. 3. What does Lennie think of Curley's wife? A) She is "purty". B) She is "jail bait". C) She is smart. D) She is a "rat trap". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She is "purty". 4. Which term best fits with the following synonyms:horizontal, sprawling A) Lumbering. B) Mottled. C) Elaborate. D) Recumbent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Recumbent. 5. Which statement best describes George? A) A huge man with a shapeless face, large eyes and wide, sloping shoulders. B) A stooped man with a hunchback. C) A small and quick man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features. D) A heavy man with pale eyes and a large nose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A small and quick man with a dark face, restless eyes, and strong features. 6. Define INDIGNATION A) Joy about a happy memory. B) Amusement about a humorous story. C) Anger about an unfairness or wrongdoing. D) Sadness about a death. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anger about an unfairness or wrongdoing. 7. What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets into trouble? A) Go to Aunt Clara. B) Hide in the brush. C) Find the boss. D) Live in a cave. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hide in the brush. 8. Debris from the October storm covered the streets! A) Expressed in great detail. B) A feeling of great physical or mental pain. C) Still; without movement. D) Remains; pieces. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Remains; pieces. 9. Where do the men live? A) Bunkhouse. B) House. C) Bungalow. D) Fat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bunkhouse. 10. Meager (adjective) A) Lacking in amount or quality or extent. B) A feeling of righteous anger. C) Injure badly. D) Laugh at with contempt or derision. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lacking in amount or quality or extent. 11. An antonym for someone being happy and optimistic is: A) Crestfallen. B) Gingham. C) Reprehensible. D) Disarming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crestfallen. 12. Where does the story take place in chapter 1? A) In a small cave. B) A clearing by a river near some brush. C) On the ranch where George and Lennie will work. D) At Lennie'e Aunt Clara's house. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A clearing by a river near some brush. 13. What sentence uses the word "belligerent" correctly? A) She was belligerent to the party. B) The belligerent cat purred softly. C) The soldier became belligerent when he was told to stand down. D) The belligerent student aced the exam. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The soldier became belligerent when he was told to stand down. 14. Isaac was a ..... caregiver for his and would always help his father without protest. A) Jar. B) Monotonous. C) Dutiful. D) Triumph. E) Belligerent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dutiful. 15. How much did George say it would cost to buy their dream ranch? A) 500. B) 400. C) 300. D) 600. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 600. 16. Which word means "scattered pieces of waste or remains" ? A) Lumber. B) Mottled. C) Debris. D) Junction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Debris. 17. Crooks really wants a ..... A) Money. B) New place to live. C) A friend. D) New book. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A friend. 18. What does Lennie keep in his pocket in chapter 1? A) Pocket watch. B) Dead mouse. C) Snacks. D) Rabbit feet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Dead mouse. 19. What are Slim's hands compared to? A) A surgeon's. B) A boxer's. C) A temple dancer's. D) An artist's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A temple dancer's. 20. The men were always ..... or insulting toward Curley's wife. A) Derogatory. B) Gingerly. C) Mollified. D) Rogued. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derogatory. 21. A steady flow of fluid or gas A) Contemplate. B) Lumber. C) Brusquely. D) Current. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Current. 22. George becomes angry at Lennie when Lennie tries to hide a work ticket from George. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 23. How does Steinbeck use foreshadowing in Chapter 5? A) By describing dreams of the future. B) By hinting at the death of a major character. C) Through the peaceful setting at the beginning of the chapter. D) Through the behavior of the animals on the farm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By hinting at the death of a major character. 24. What does the word "plaintive" mean? A) Considered in relation or in proportion to something else. B) Cheerful and jovially celebratory. C) Sounding sad and mournful. D) To a very severe or serious degree. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sounding sad and mournful. 25. Extremely confused and uncertain what to do A) Anguish. B) Dejected. C) Retort. D) Bewildered. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bewildered. 26. TRUE or FALSE George entertained himself by being mean to Lennie when he first met him A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 27. Slim is able to blackmail Curley into not telling what Lennie did to him. What reason does Curley have for not wanting other people to know how he hurt himself? A) He is the boss' son. B) He has a reputation to uphold. C) Curley's wife may think he is weak and leave him. D) He doesn't want Lennie to hurt him again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He has a reputation to uphold. 28. How does George feel about Lennie? A) He's a lot of trouble. B) Annoyed. C) Both are true. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are true. 29. What advice does George give Lennie to prepare for their interview with the ranch owner? A) Don't say a word until after they've worked. B) Shake hands and say, howdy. C) Hand the ranch owner his work card. D) To lie about his age. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Don't say a word until after they've worked. 30. Crooks takes his hand out from under his shirt because he- A) Does not want Lennie to think he is reaching for a weapon. B) Wants to be ready to defend himself in case Lennie attacks him. C) Is embrassed to be sen applying liniment to his crooked spine. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is embrassed to be sen applying liniment to his crooked spine. 31. The deer ..... back through the woods to avoid being seen by the people driving by. A) Writhed. B) Yammered. C) Swampered. D) Scuttled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scuttled. 32. What role does the setting of the barn play in the development of the story's themes? A) It is a place of work and reality. B) It represents freedom and opportunity. C) It is irrelevant to the themes. D) It symbolizes confinement and isolation. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It symbolizes confinement and isolation. 33. How does George instruct Lennie to behave when they meet the boss at the ranch? A) To talk as much as possible. B) To stay silent and not say anything. C) To act aggressively to assert dominance. D) To pretend he is not smart. E) Not specified. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To stay silent and not say anything. 34. Describe the character of Curley's wife in Chapter 5. A) Mean and aggressive. B) Shy and introverted. C) Naive and lonely. D) Happy and content. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Naive and lonely. 35. At the beginning of the story we meet two migrant workers. What does migrant mean? A) Moving from place to place. B) Staying in one place. C) Running. D) A person who likes to work. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Moving from place to place. 36. What is the meaning of entranced? A) Twisted or bent out of the normal shape. B) Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen. C) Puzzled, confused, or bewildered. D) Fill someone with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fill someone with wonder and delight, holding their entire attention. 37. Evaluated, judged, and assessed are all synonyms for: A) Consoled. B) Appraised. C) Yammered. D) Scuttled. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Appraised. 38. Showing a disrespectful attitude A) Derogatory. B) Plaintively. C) Contorted. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Derogatory. 39. Expected to be obeyed A) Pugnacious. B) Reprehensible. C) Derision. D) Imperiously. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imperiously. 40. How does the boss feel about George and Lennie when he first meets them? A) Proud and confident. B) Annoyed and doesn't trust them. C) Frustrated and tired. D) Excited and nervous. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Annoyed and doesn't trust them. 41. Wrapped or padded with material in order tostifle sound A) Contort. B) Hurl. C) Muffled. D) Cringe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Muffled. 42. This character only has one hand. A) Smitty. B) Curley. C) Crooks. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Candy. 43. When Curley's wife is discovered by the men, which one of them tenderly checks her vital signs and pronounced that she is, in fact, dead? A) Slim. B) Crooks. C) Curley. D) George. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slim. 44. A synonym for disrespectfully, contemptuously, and disdainfully is: A) Scornfully. B) Dutifully. C) Earnestly. D) Brutally. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scornfully. 45. Crooks angers Lennie by doing this. A) Joking that George might never come back. B) Taking away his puppy. C) Telling Lennie he doesn't like him. D) Telling Lennie to go away and leave him alone. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joking that George might never come back. 46. Worthy of blame; deserving censure A) Entranced. B) Bemused. C) Reprehensible. D) Subsided. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reprehensible. 47. What conclusion can be drawn about the nature of dreams in "Of Mice and Men" based on Chapter 5? A) Dreams are easily attainable with hard work. B) Dreams serve as a necessary escape from harsh realities. C) Dreams are often unrealistic and unattainable. D) Dreams have the power to change one's fate. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dreams are often unrealistic and unattainable. 48. This definition belongs to which word-tuneful, not discordant. A) Harmonious. B) Jubilant. C) Morose. D) Suspenseful. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harmonious. 49. What books do Crooks own A) Tattered dictionary & California civil code 1905. B) The Hungry Catapilar & California Civil Code. C) Of Mice and Men. D) To a Mouse by Robert Burns. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tattered dictionary & California civil code 1905. 50. Hostile, aggressive, or fighting A) Triumph. B) Belligerent. C) Wooden. D) Jar. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Belligerent. 51. What surprises all the men about George and Lennie? A) They travel everywhere together. B) They are always getting into fights. C) Lennie takes great care of George. D) George is much taller than Lennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They travel everywhere together. 52. Beat, battered, or tore at a person or animal A) Brutally. B) Liniment. C) Mauled. D) Averted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mauled. 53. Which statement best describes Candy's reaction to the death of his dog? A) He is glad to finally be rid of the dog. B) He is quiet and sad as he lies on his bunk staring at the ceiling and the wall. C) He can't wait to get a new dog. D) He is happy about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is quiet and sad as he lies on his bunk staring at the ceiling and the wall. 54. Which word means an underground hole for waste? A) Cesspool. B) Scowl. C) Pugnacious. D) Anguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cesspool. 55. After hearing the news that NSYNC broke up, Mrs. Dant was unable to be ..... by anyone as she was completely devastated. A) Consoled. B) Appraised. C) Hovered. D) Contorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Consoled. 56. Verb; pulled away in a frightened manner A) Cringed. B) Woe. C) Writhed. D) Jeering. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cringed. 57. He is isolated because of the color of his skin. He sleeps in the stable and has a crooked back. A) Crooks. B) Candy. C) Carlson. D) Curley. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crooks. 58. Describe the character of George. A) George is a lazy and irresponsible person. B) George is a minor character with no significant role in the story. C) George is a hardworking and responsible person who takes care of Lennie. D) George is a villain who constantly bullies and mistreats Lennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George is a hardworking and responsible person who takes care of Lennie. 59. To lay down or lay back A) Recumbent. B) Mottled. C) Juncture. D) Scowl. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Recumbent. 60. What Point of View is the story Of Mice and Men told? A) 2nd Person Point of View. B) 3rd Person Point of View. C) 1st Person Point of View. D) From Lennie's Point of View. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 3rd Person Point of View. ← 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