This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 24 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 24 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. During this time period, men who looked for jobs and traveled far, often carried a ..... with them. A) Luger. B) Dog. C) Futon. D) Bindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bindle. 2. Despite people's gossip and opinions, he remained ..... in his feelings and did not partake of the gossip. A) Pugnacious. B) Anguished. C) Belligerent. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Aloof. 3. Soothed, appeased, or calm A) Pugnacious. B) Mollified. C) Derogatory. D) Scoff. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mollified. 4. From outside came the clang of horseshoes on the playing peg and the shouts of men, playing, encouraging, jeering. A) Laugh at with contempt and derision. B) Brought low in spirit. C) Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. D) An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Laugh at with contempt and derision. 5. The word loneliness means- A) The state of being lonely. B) The state of being in a group. C) The state of being in a crowd. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The state of being lonely. 6. If Lennie gets in trouble at the ranch, where does George tell him to hide until George can come for him? A) At the local saloon. B) In the brush by the river. C) In the barn. D) Under the bed in the bunkhouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the brush by the river. 7. George always reminded Lennie to be ..... or cautious about saying too much to others, especially to Curley's wife. A) Anguished. B) Ominous. C) Gingerly. D) Mottled. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gingerly. 8. In a careful, cautious way A) Derision. B) Subsided. C) Intensity. D) Aloof. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Subsided. 9. Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen A) Ominously. B) Apprehensive. C) Complacently. D) Contorted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apprehensive. 10. 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) Derogatory. B) Profound. C) Recumbent. D) Imperious. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recumbent. 11. TRUE or FALSE Slim lets Lennie have one of the new puppies A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. What animal does Slim give Lennie? A) A mouse. B) A chicken. C) A rabbit. D) A puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A puppy. 15. 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. 16. Situated at or extending to great depth; coming from deep within A) Apprehensive. B) Profound. C) Subside. D) Persuasive. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Profound. 17. 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). 18. Often, George had to speak ..... ; otherwise, Lennie would not listen to him. A) Brusquely. B) Gingerly. C) Bemusedly. D) Morosely. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Brusquely. 19. Because he is the only black man on the ranch, Crooks has no desire for companionship. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 20. 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. 21. What is the meaning of bemused? A) With pleasure or satisfaction. B) Anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen. C) Puzzled, confused, or bewildered. D) Twisted or bent out of the normal shape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Puzzled, confused, or bewildered. 22. "'And she stopped givin' 'em to ya. You always killed em" ' (9). Here, "she" is ..... and "em" is ..... A) Lennie's sister/mice. B) Aunt Clara/rabbits. C) Aunt Clara/mice. D) George's sister/puppies. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Aunt Clara/mice. 23. Because Mrs. Dant was upset with her class, she only gave them ..... answers to show her disappointment. A) Monotonous. B) Gingham. C) Derogatory. D) Disarming. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Monotonous. 24. 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. 25. What is happening with Lennie during the beginning of chapter 6? A) He is looking for Curley to tell him what happened. B) He has gone to make a down payment for their new farm. C) He is searching for a new puppy. D) He is imagining conversations with his Aunt Clara and a rabbit. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He is imagining conversations with his Aunt Clara and a rabbit. 26. How does Steinbeck use the setting of Crooks' room to reflect his character's social status and isolation? A) By describing it as spacious and well-furnished. B) By highlighting its location separate from the other men's quarters. C) By showing it filled with friends and lively conversation. D) By detailing luxurious items that Crooks owns. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) By highlighting its location separate from the other men's quarters. 27. A pack of belongings owned by someone who doesn't have a home is known as a: A) Wisp. B) Bindle. C) Swamper. D) Gingham. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bindle. 28. What is figurative language? A) Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation. B) Using connotative language to evoke feelings within the reader. C) The way a reader feels as they read the text. D) The author's attitude towards the subject/topic. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Words or expressions with meaning other than the literal interpretation. 29. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:pugnacious/ defiant A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 30. Which word describes someone who is sullen and ill-tempered? A) Melancholic. B) Morose. C) Tense. D) Moribund. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Morose. 31. There was no personality, no ego-nothing to arouse either like or dislike. A) An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. B) Lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike. C) Withdraw from active participation. D) A feeling of righteous anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others. 32. A difficult condition, state, or situation A) Destiny. B) Plight. C) Bindlestiff. D) Ideal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plight. 33. This word means quiet; inhibited; repressed; controlled A) Subdued. B) Bemused. C) Entranced. D) Raptly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Subdued. 34. Quiet; Repressed; Controlled. A) Bemused. B) Aloof. C) Reprehended. D) Subdued. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Subdued. 35. To soothe or to appease, to assuage A) Mollify. B) Morose. C) Revere. D) Plaintive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mollify. 36. Consider the way the barn is presented as so peaceful Chapter 5, why might it be shown this way? A) Symbolise love and affection. B) Symbolise isolation and loneliness. C) Symbolise freedom and independence. D) Symbolise security and isolation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolise security and isolation. 37. What does Lennie want from Slim? A) A better job. B) A mouse. C) A kitten. D) A puppy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A puppy. 38. He sniveled, and his voice shook. A) Rough to the touch. B) Cry or whine with snuffling. C) A longing for something better than the present situation. D) Perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cry or whine with snuffling. 39. What sound is often refered to in Chapter 4? A) Men's shouts. B) Lennie snorting. C) The clanging of chains. D) The sound of music. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The clanging of chains. 40. What is Old Susy's place? A) A restaurant. B) George's mother's home. C) A saloon. D) A flophouse. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A flophouse. 41. At the end of the chapter, Crooks says something to Candy as he is leaving. What does he tell him? A) That he wants to play him in a game of horseshoes tomorrow night. B) That Candy is welcomed to his room any time. C) That he doesn't want "in" on their dream because he "wouldn' want to go no place like that". D) That he will work on their ranch for nothing and can offer $ 100 towards their down payment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) That he doesn't want "in" on their dream because he "wouldn' want to go no place like that". 42. Which best describes George? A) The most respected guy on the ranch. B) Someone who wants to get a ranch. C) A small but smart guy who takes care of Lennie. D) A small guy who hates big guys. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A small but smart guy who takes care of Lennie. 43. What did the other men think of "Slim, the jerkline skinner" A) They couldn't stand him. They thought he drank too much. B) They didn't like him; they thought he was unfair and favored Carlson. C) They respected him annd thought his word was "law.". D) Answer not given. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They respected him annd thought his word was "law.". 44. George implies that Lennie lost them their last job by stealing from the owner. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) False. 45. To estimate the monetary value of; determine the worth. A) Meager. B) Indignation. C) Appraised. D) Contemptuously. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Appraised. 46. His dog had puppies and he drowned four of them already ..... A) Candy. B) Carlson. C) Curley. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slim. 47. Identify whether the following pairing is an example of antonyms or synonyms:complacent/ self-satisfied A) Synonym. B) Antonym. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synonym. 48. Looking for a fight, Combative, Belligerent A) Peaceful. B) Scuttle. C) Pugnacious. D) Friendly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pugnacious. 49. He took with him a tattered dictionary and a ..... copy of his favorite novel. A) Subsided. B) Reprehensible. C) Mauled. D) Intensity. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mauled. 50. Which statement best characterizes Curley? A) He is the boss's son and a lightweight fighter. B) He is a thin young man with tightly curled hair who wears a glove on his left hand. C) He hates big guys and is always picking scraps with them. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 51. Who pretends to look for Curley? A) Curley's wife. B) The boss. C) Curley dad. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Curley's wife. 52. LENNIE AND GEORGE ARE BROTHERS. A) FALSE. B) TRUE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) FALSE. 53. Belligerent or aggressive in nature A) Handy. B) Pugnacious. C) Complacently. D) Ominously. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pugnacious. 54. What is Whitney's occupation? A) Stable hand. B) Cook. C) Mice catcher. D) Blacksmith. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Blacksmith. 55. Why does George tell Lennie to stop looking at Curley's wife? A) Because George likes her and it appeared that she liked Lennie. B) Because he thinks she can get them into trouble. C) Because he respects Curly and doesn't think it's right to look at another man's wife. D) Answer not given. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he thinks she can get them into trouble. 56. This character had a mental disability. A) Curley's wife. B) Crooks. C) Lennie. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lennie. 57. To look bruised or have mixed colors A) Recumbent. B) Scowl. C) Juncture. D) Mottled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mottled. 58. To have a gloomy or threatening look A) Irrigation. B) Anguish. C) Scowl. D) Mollify. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scowl. 59. My sensitive noseCannot put up with old dogs.Where is my Luger? A) Bill Tenner. B) Curley. C) Carlson. D) Whit. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carlson. 60. 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