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Quiz about Of Mice and Men Quotes
Quiz about Of Mice and Men Quotes

"Of Mice and Men" Quotes Trivia Quiz


This is a quiz about "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck. I will give you the quote, you tell me who said it! SPOILERS in the info!

A multiple-choice quiz by dash102. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
dash102
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
371,748
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
307
Last 3 plays: Guest 176 (10/10), Guest 95 (7/10), Guest 216 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. "Whatever we ain't got, that's what you want. God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy." Who said this? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "I don't want no fights..." Who said this? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "You got no right to come in my room." Who said this? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. "I can tell a mean guy from a mile off." Who said this? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. "I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." Who said this? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "A guy got to sometimes." Who said this? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "For two bits I'd shove out of here. If we can get jus' a few dollars in the poke we'll shove off and go up the American River and pan gold. We can make maybe a couple of dollars a day there, and we might hit a pocket." Who said this? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "I seen hunderds of men come by on the road an' on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an' that same damn thing in their heads. Hunderds of them. They come, an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head/ An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Ever'body wants a little piece of lan'. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head. They're all the time talkin' about it, but it's jus' in their head." Who said this? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. "Come there when I was a kid. Well, a show come through, an' I met one of the actors. He says I could go with that show. But my ol' lady wouldn' let me. She says because I was on'y fifteen. But the guy says I coulda. If I'd went, I wouldn't be livin' like this, you bet." Who said this? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "Glove fulla vaseline," Who said this? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "Whatever we ain't got, that's what you want. God a'mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy." Who said this?

Answer: George

Lenny had asked for ketchup to go with his beans, but they didn't have any. Lennie asked again, and George got mad at him.
2. "I don't want no fights..." Who said this?

Answer: Lennie

Lennie wanted to avoid any arguments with George, so he told him so while George was playing Solitaire.
3. "You got no right to come in my room." Who said this?

Answer: Crooks

Crooks was the African-American servant on the farm. He didn't particularly like anyone there because of how he was treated.
4. "I can tell a mean guy from a mile off." Who said this?

Answer: Slim

Slim was the more likable character in the book. Here, he was talking about Lennie and how he isn't mean, just ignorant.
5. "I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog." Who said this?

Answer: Candy

Candy had an old dog that was put down by his fellow workers. According to them, the dog smelled bad and suffered too much.
6. "A guy got to sometimes." Who said this?

Answer: Slim

After George shot Lennie, he was filled with mixed emotions, and Slim tried to comfort him, telling him that the way Curley wanted to kill him would have hurt him more.
7. "For two bits I'd shove out of here. If we can get jus' a few dollars in the poke we'll shove off and go up the American River and pan gold. We can make maybe a couple of dollars a day there, and we might hit a pocket." Who said this?

Answer: George

George fantasized about what he wanted to do with his life. George mentioned earlier that he would have been better off without Lennie, and he might have been able to reach his dream.
8. "I seen hunderds of men come by on the road an' on the ranches, with their bindles on their back an' that same damn thing in their heads. Hunderds of them. They come, an' they quit an' go on; an' every damn one of 'em's got a little piece of land in his head/ An' never a God damn one of 'em ever gets it. Just like heaven. Ever'body wants a little piece of lan'. I read plenty of books out here. Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land. It's just in their head. They're all the time talkin' about it, but it's jus' in their head." Who said this?

Answer: Crooks

After listening to George and Lennie's dreams for their life, Crooks scoffed at them and told them about the people that had passed through the farm before.
9. "Come there when I was a kid. Well, a show come through, an' I met one of the actors. He says I could go with that show. But my ol' lady wouldn' let me. She says because I was on'y fifteen. But the guy says I coulda. If I'd went, I wouldn't be livin' like this, you bet." Who said this?

Answer: Curley's wife

Curley's wife (never named) told Lennie about her life and how she could have made it big in Hollywood. Unfortunately, her mother wouldn't let her go, so she was stuck in the countryside with men surrounding her.
10. "Glove fulla vaseline," Who said this?

Answer: Candy

Candy was making fun of Curley. He kept a glove full of vaseline so at least one of his hands could be soft to touch his wife.
Source: Author dash102

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