This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > English Literature > American Classics > Of Mice And Men > Of Mice And Men – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Of Mice And Men Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Who said this:'The boss was expectin' you last night' A) Crooks. B) Slim. C) Candy. D) Curley. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Candy. 2. This character is known as the "Prince of the Ranch" A) Slim. B) Candy. C) Whit. D) Crooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slim. 3. This character is described as the "prince of the ranch." He is one of the skinners; the boss tells George and Lennie to join his team after dinner. A) Candy. B) Slim. C) Whitey. D) The stablebuck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Slim. 4. The other migrant worker who understood what happened to Lennie ..... A) Slim. B) Curley. C) Carlson. D) Crooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Slim. 5. A period of severe dust storms which swept through the plains states devastating crops and causing a mass migration A) Dust Bowl. B) Tornado alley. C) Storms of the century. D) Typhoons of dust. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dust Bowl. 6. Whom do Lennie and George agree to let live on their farm? A) Candy. B) Curley's wife. C) Old Susy. D) Slim. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Candy. 7. Lennie can be described as A) Child-like. B) A leader. C) Malicious. D) Intelligent. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Child-like. 8. Before going to sleep, George tells Lennie to return to the campsite and hide if any trouble occurs at the ranch. A) False. B) True. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 9. Distant; removed; cool A) Aloof. B) Arouse. C) Mauled. D) Ego. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aloof. 10. What do you know about George Milton? A) Has a learning disability. B) Is a big man. C) Likes mice. D) Takes care of Lennie. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Takes care of Lennie. 11. This type of big birdStands perfectly still, waitingFor a snake to eat A) Chicken. B) Raven. C) Heron. D) Falcon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Heron. 12. How did Crooks get his name? A) He has a crooked smile. B) He was born with it. C) He served time in jail for robbery. D) He has a crooked back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He has a crooked back. 13. What does Candy's old dog symbolize in the context of the ranch? A) Loyalty and protection. B) The burden of aging. C) The comfort of home. D) Strength and resilience. E) Wealth and status. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The burden of aging. 14. General assumptions about people true or not A) Pecking order. B) Dialect. C) Stigma. D) Stereotype. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Stereotype. 15. What is Candy's opinion of Curley's wife? A) He thinks she is friendly. B) He thinks she is a tart. C) He thinks she should not have married Curley. D) He her dreams will never come true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He thinks she is a tart. 16. Grief or distress caused by misfortune A) Muffled. B) Woe. C) Hurl. D) Sometimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Woe. 17. Feeling or showing profound respect A) Derision. B) Subdue. C) Bemused. D) Reverent. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reverent. 18. How does George's tirade make Lennie feel? A) It has no effect. B) Sad and ashamed. C) Happy. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sad and ashamed. 19. To soothe in temper or disposition is to ..... A) Mollify. B) Lumber. C) Derision. D) Complacently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mollify. 20. Crooks's only gameThat he is allowed to playSo he dominates A) Horseshoes. B) Lawn darts. C) Viking Chess. D) Texas Hold 'Em. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Horseshoes. 21. What can be inferred about Crooks through his indirect characterization in the text? A) He is content with his life on the ranch. B) He resents being isolated from the other men. C) He does not care about Lennie and George's dream. D) He is the wealthiest worker on the ranch . Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He resents being isolated from the other men. 22. A quick reply to a question or remark A) Retort. B) Monotonous. C) Subdue. D) Appraise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Retort. 23. The words "what do you want?" refer to Lennie- A) Should go see his puppy. B) Not being invited into Crook's room. C) Was not a skinner who had business in the barn. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Not being invited into Crook's room. 24. What does the setting at the end of Chapter 5 symbolize in relation to the novel's themes? A) Hope and renewal. B) Isolation and despair. C) The cyclical nature of life. D) The inevitability of change. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Isolation and despair. 25. Why was George mad at Lennie? A) He did not introduce himself to the boss. B) He spoke to the boss. C) He did not show the boss his strength. D) He lied to him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He spoke to the boss. 26. How do the other men on the ranch feel about Slim? A) They're annoyed by him. B) They look up to him. C) They're afraid of him. D) They're jealous of him. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They look up to him. 27. After the fight with Curley, Lennie is worried that George won't let him ..... A) Have a puppy. B) Own a farm. C) Tend the rabbits. D) See girls. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tend the rabbits. 28. Kindhearted and childlike; dependent on George A) Candy. B) Lennie. C) Whit. D) Candy's dog. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lennie. 29. To shrink and tremble from fear A) Derision. B) Precede. C) Rouged. D) Cowering. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cowering. 30. True or False:You chuckle when you are sad. A) True. B) False. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 31. When Curley and Lennie fight, what does Lennie do to Curley? A) He slaps him. B) He crushes Curley's hand with his own bare hand. C) He punches Curley's mouth and knocks out his front teeth. D) Nothing, he can't get any punches in. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He crushes Curley's hand with his own bare hand. 32. A bundle usually of bedding and other possessions, carried by a traveler. A) Rucksack. B) Lumbered. C) Recumbent. D) Bindle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bindle. 33. This character is introduced at the end of the chapter as a "big-stomached man." He explains that Candy's dog is so old and stinks; he thinks Candy should get rid of him. A) Slim. B) Carlson. C) Curley. D) The boss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carlson. 34. Jim was known for being able to ..... his face; he could bend it into funny expressions. A) Bewildered. B) Vicious. C) Consoled. D) Contort. E) Muffled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Contort. 35. Select the evidence from the passage that best supports that the Boss is "fair-minded." A) None of these support that trait. B) Tell ya what-know what he done Christmas? Brang a gallon of whisky right in here and say "'Drink hearty boys. Christmas comes but once a year." '. C) "What kind of a guy is the boss?" George asked. D) Gets pretty mad sometimes, but he's pretty nice. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Gets pretty mad sometimes, but he's pretty nice. 36. Deserving blame or reprimand A) Praiseworthy. B) Reprehensible. C) Innocent. D) Guiltless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reprehensible. 37. While Lennie and Curley's wife are inside the barn, where are the men and what are they doing? A) Playing Euchre. B) Outside having a horseshoe tournament. C) Playing Solitaire. D) Playing a poker tournament. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Outside having a horseshoe tournament. 38. Which word means "lying down; in a position of comfort or rest" ? A) Drone. B) Embrace. C) They recline. D) Pantomime. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They recline. 39. She was a little anxious because of the committee's questions to her, and she ..... when they continued to put her on the spot. A) Mollified. B) Contorted. C) Majesty. D) Bridled. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bridled. 40. George has to reprimand Lennie and tell him to stop ..... A) Squeezing the puppy so hard. B) Taking the puppy away from its mother. C) Pulling the puppy's tail. D) Feeding the puppy too many treats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Taking the puppy away from its mother. 41. What is Crooks' role on the ranch? A) Cook. B) Stable buck. C) Blacksmith. D) Bunkhouse sweeper. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stable buck. 42. A word for someone twisting or struggling in pain is: A) Writhed. B) Yammered. C) Scuttled. D) Lumbered. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Writhed. 43. Crook's comments in paragraph 28 imply that Crook's believes- A) Lennie is ashamed of George. B) George is mentally unstable. C) George is ashamed of Lennie. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) George is ashamed of Lennie. 44. What is the first step in developing a research paper according to the document? A) Formulating a thesis. B) Identifying legitimate sources. C) Performing research. D) Drawing conclusions. E) Writing the conclusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Formulating a thesis. 45. (noun) a liquid or semiliquid preparation for rubbing on or applying to the skin for first aid A) Mollify. B) Pugnacious. C) Complacently. D) Liniment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liniment. 46. Prince of the ranch; his opinions are law A) Curley. B) The boss. C) Slim. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slim. 47. Where are Lenny and George headed? A) The barbershop. B) The city hall. C) The ranch. D) The police department. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The ranch. 48. Crooks angers Lennie by supposing what idea? A) That Lennie is not smart. B) That George doesn't really like Lennie. C) That George is gambling all of their money away. D) That George isn't coming back. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) That George isn't coming back. 49. Which character was the wise, receptive character that George felt like he could confide in? A) Curley. B) George. C) Slim. D) Candy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Slim. 50. Who does Lennie bump into in the barn? A) Curley. B) Carlson. C) Slim. D) George. E) Crooks. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Crooks. 51. How does the author use the reactions of Crooks, Candy, and Lennie to Curley's wife's threats to explore themes of power and vulnerability? A) By showing their fear and submission. B) By highlighting their defiance. C) By ignoring her threats. D) By focusing on their physical reactions only. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By showing their fear and submission. 52. When George eventually finds Lennie, Lennie thinks George will ..... A) Be mad. B) Give him a hard time. C) Talk about how easy life would be without Lennie. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 53. Sad and disappointed A) Crestfallen. B) Averted. C) Disarming. D) Subsided. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crestfallen. 54. How does the arrival of George and Lennie at the ranch disrupt the existing social dynamics? A) It doesn't; they blend in seamlessly. B) It causes immediate tension and suspicion. C) It brings a sense of camaraderie and unity. D) It introduces new ideas and perspectives. E) It leads to a reevaluation of roles and hierarchies. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It causes immediate tension and suspicion. 55. What does Slim's reaction to Lennie and George's relationship suggest about societal norms? A) It's common for men to travel together. B) It's unusual but admirable. C) It's frowned upon and suspicious. D) It indicates a lack of independence. E) It's only for financial convenience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It's unusual but admirable. 56. To comfort; to lessen the grief or sorrow of A) Imperiously. B) Bemused. C) Consoled. D) Complacent. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Consoled. 57. Spotted; marked with different colors A) Anguished. B) Juncture. C) Mottled. D) Yammer. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mottled. 58. The dialogue in lines 1 and 2 establishes that the relationship between George and Lennie is most similar to- A) A partnership between equals. B) The relationship between a teacher and a student. C) A partnership of strategic convenience. D) The relationship between a parent and a child. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The relationship between a parent and a child. 59. Laugh at with contempt or derision A) Contemplate. B) Lumber. C) Scoff. D) Anguish. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Scoff. 60. This character is the stable buck and has a bad back. A) Candy. B) Slim. C) Crooks. D) Carlson. 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