1) Where are George and Lennie running from? a) Soledad b) Weed c) New York d) Sheffield 2) What does Lennie want with his beans? a) A fork b) Sausage and eggs c) Ketchup d) A rabbit 3) Which character takes an instant dislike to Lennie? a) Curley b) Curley's wife c) Slim d) Candy's dog 4) Lennie is happy to be on the ranch a) True b) False 5) Who killed Candy's dog? a) Carlson b) Whit c) Lennie d) The Boss 6) What gives Curley's wife extreme power over Crooks? a) Being a girl b) Being married to the Boss's son c) Crooks being black 7) What does Lennie kill first? a) His puppy b) Everyone's dreams c) A field mouse d) Curley's wife 8) Which phrase best sums up Curley's reaction to his wife's death? a) Broken hearted b) Emotionally distraught c) Pretty happy d) Hungry for revenge e) Thirsty 9) Does Lennie really hallucinate his Aunt Clara and a 6 foot rabbit at the end of the novel?! a) Yes b) No 10) What does George get Lennie to think about before he shoots him? a) His childhood b) Their dream c) Puppies 11) Which description best describes George? a) Small, quick, restless, strong and bony-nosed b) Fit, healthy, good looking and easy going 12) When Lennie panics, does he...? a) Lose control b) Get really angry c) Get really upset 13) Which word best describes Carlson? a) Tactless b) Moody c) Angry d) Hungry 14) What is Curley's glove filled with? a) Beans (with no ketchup) b) Bees c) Vaseline d) Gasoline 15) What item would Lennie least like to stroke? a) Velvet b) A mouse c) Soft hair d) Silk e) A hedgehog f) A puppy 16) What is Slim's job on the ranch? a) Swamper b) Skinner c) Submarine captain 17) Curley's wife is lonely and disillusioned a) True b) False 18) Candy thinks: a) He should have killed his own dog b) He's glad Carlson did it as he didn't think he could c) He's glad to be rid of the mangy mutt 19) What is Whit's favourite pastime? a) Reading books b) Doing cross-stitches c) Singing in the choir d) Going to brothels 20) What causes Crooks pain? a) His knees b) His feet c) His back 21) Who is at the top of the ranch heirachy? a) Lennie b) Slim c) Candy d) Curley e) The Boss f) Crooks 22) Hands are referred to a lot in the novel. Which of these is not a genuine reference: a) Curley is described as 'handy' b) Candy has a missing hand c) Lennie has huge strong hands d) Curley's wife wears nail varnish and puts her hands on her hips e) George claps his hands when he gets excited f) Slim has large, lean, delicate hands 23) Which name is not a play on words by Steinbeck? a) Lennie Small b) George c) Crooks d) Slim 24) Women are well represented in Of Mice And Men a) True b) False 25) What does Soledad (the place the story is set) mean? a) Father of fish b) Loneliness 26) Which character toys with joining into the men's dream? a) Whit b) Crooks c) Carlson 27) Which of these animals is not mentioned within the novel a) Puppy b) Mouse c) Heron d) Lion e) Snake f) Rabbit 28) Which is the only colour used within the novel? a) Red b) Yellow c) Blue 29) Why doesn't Crooks think the men will achieve their dream? a) They're too stupid b) They don't want it enough c) They'll spend all their money on booze and whores 30) What time period does Of Mice And Men take place over? a) A day b) A weekend c) A month d) A year

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