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10 Average Questions about Of Mice and Men

I studied this book in depth for my GCSEs and I found that I really liked it. This quiz shouldn't be too tricky if you have read the book more than once. Have fun :)

A multiple-choice quiz by GeneralKala. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
GeneralKala

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
94,348

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
4225

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (10/10), Guest 104 (9/10), herma1504 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Why were George and Lennie chased out of Weed? Hint

George hit some guy

George got too close to the boss' wife

Lennie touched a girl's dress

Lennie killed a horse

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Question 2 of 10

2. What was the name of Lennie's aunt? Hint

Louisa

Clara

Sarah

Jennifer

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Question 3 of 10

3. Why was the ranch boss suspicious of George? Hint

He thought he was stealing Lennie's pay

He thought he was hitting on Curley's Wife

He thought he was a Nazi spy

He thought he was a criminal

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Question 4 of 10

4. What was the story that Slim thought up to explain what happened to Curley's hand? Hint

It got caught in a machine

He trapped it in a door

A horse bit it

He dropped hot water on it

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Question 5 of 10

5. What really happened to Curley's hand? Hint

Lennie crushed it

George bent it backwards

Candy set fire to it

Crooks stood on it

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Question 6 of 10

6. What did Curley's wife want to be when she was younger? Hint

A writer

An sculptor

A singer

An actress

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the ranch men do the others all look up to the most? Hint

Whit

Carlson

Slim

George

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Question 8 of 10

8. Apart from his aunt who does Lennie see a vision of at the end of this book? Hint

Curley's wife

A rabbit

His pup

George

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who offers his money to George and Lennie so that he can live on their dream ranch too? Hint

Curley

Crooks

Candy

Slim

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Question 10 of 10

10. When Lennie talks of the rabbits what does he talk of feeding them?

Answer: (One Word, Seven Letters)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Why were George and Lennie chased out of Weed?

Answer: Lennie touched a girl's dress

It's not as crazy as it sounds. Lennie wanted to touch it because he thought it looked really pretty. The girl got scared and screamed, and Lennie just held on more tightly. Of course everyone thought Lennie had harmed her so they had to escape before they got lynched.

2. What was the name of Lennie's aunt?

Answer: Clara

Aunt Clara means a lot to Lennie still. We can see this at the end of the book when he is hiding and he imagines Aunt Clara telling him off for what he has done.

3. Why was the ranch boss suspicious of George?

Answer: He thought he was stealing Lennie's pay

The boss tells George that he'll be watching him. He thinks George is taking away Lennie's pay or something. It's so unusual for two migrant workers to be such close friends.

4. What was the story that Slim thought up to explain what happened to Curley's hand?

Answer: It got caught in a machine

Slim knew that Curley could make a lot of trouble for them, especially George and Lennie, so he came up with this story to hide the truth.

5. What really happened to Curley's hand?

Answer: Lennie crushed it

Curley went along with the machine story because he fancied himself as "handy" and he didn't want people to know that Lennie had beaten him up.

6. What did Curley's wife want to be when she was younger?

Answer: An actress

She confesses to Lennie that twice she was offered the chance to be in the movies. The second time a man she met at a dance hall told he he would write to her about it but she never received the letter. She always believed that her mother stole it. It was because of this that she was so eager to leave home and so she married Curley.

7. Which of the ranch men do the others all look up to the most?

Answer: Slim

Slim is described as "God-like." He inspires confidence in the other men. George instinctively trusts him and so tells him about his and Lennie's past. He knows it is safe to do so: "You won't tell? No of course you wouldn't."

8. Apart from his aunt who does Lennie see a vision of at the end of this book?

Answer: A rabbit

The rabbit is scornful of him. He tells him how he would have forgot to feed the rabbits and that he let George down.

9. Who offers his money to George and Lennie so that he can live on their dream ranch too?

Answer: Candy

Candy is worried what will happen to him when he is too old to work. He saw what happened to his dog when it became useless and he is afraid that the men might treat him in a similar way.

10. When Lennie talks of the rabbits what does he talk of feeding them?

Answer: Alfalfa

I have no idea what alfalfa is (other than some kind of rabbit food). Lennie says they would have a big patch of it and it would be his job to feed it to the rabbits.

Source: Author GeneralKala

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