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Of Mice and Men Chapters 1 & 2 Quiz

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  • Q1

    Why doesn't George want Lennie to speak to the boss? 

    He was afraid Lennie would hurt the boss. 

    He doesn't want the boss to hear Lennie and think he cannot work. 

    He was worried that the boss would make fun of Lennie. 

    He was worried that Lennie would show the boss a dead mouse. 

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  • Q2

    What color puppy did Lennie want? 

    Black and white 

    Brown and white 

    All white 

    All brown 

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  • Q3

    Where did George tell Lennie to hide? 

    Down by the river in the brush

    Back in Weed 

    At the neighboring farm 

    By the tree near the barn 

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  • Q4

    Who is the jerkline skinner? 

    George 

    Carlson

    Candy 

    Slim 

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  • Q5

    Why does Carlson want Candy to shoot his dog? 

    The dog's shedding is out of control. 

    The dog keeps biting the workers. 

    The dog howls too much. 

    The dog is old, smells, and has no teeth. 

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  • Q6

    What are two themes we've encountered so far? 

    Appearance vs reality and good vs evil 

    Finding love and getting redemption 

    Having a dream and loneliness and friendship

    Coming of age and getting revenge 

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  • Q7

    Scoff (at) 

    soothed, appeased; calmed

    very carefully

    in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

    to make fun of; tease

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  • Q8

    Mollified 

    clever and useful 

    critical or disparaging 

    belligerent or aggressive in nature; quarrelsome

    soothed, appeased; calmed

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  • Q9

    Pugnacious 

    to cast something off; shed

    able to make decisions quickly; firm

    in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

    belligerent or aggressive in nature; quarrelsome

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  • Q10

    Gingerly 

    to make fun of; tease 

    very carefully 

    with self-satisfaction; smugly

    moved in an exaggerated or angry way

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  • Q11

    Handy 

    in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

    to cast something off; shed

    clever and useful 

    in a threatening way, indicating something bad is going to happen

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  • Q12

    Ominously 

    belligerent or aggressive in nature; quarrelsome

    in a threatening way, indicating something bad is going to happen

    critical or disparaging

    able to make decisions quickly; firm

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  • Q13

    Slough 

    soothed, appeased; calmed

    to cast something off; shed 

    very carefully

    with self-satisfaction; smugly

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  • Q14

    Derogatory 

    moved in an exaggerated or angry way

    very carefully 

    to make fun of; tease

    critical or disparaging

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  • Q15

    Flounced 

    moved in an exaggerated or angry way

    in a threatening way, indicating something bad is going to happen

    belligerent or aggressive in nature; quarrelsome

    very carefully 

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  • Q16

    Plaintively 

    in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

    to cast something off; shed 

    in a threatening way, indicating something bad is going to happen

    in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully

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  • Q17

    Decisive 

    with self-satisfaction; smugly

    clever and useful 

    very carefully 

    able to make decisions quickly; firm

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  • Q18

    Who is the swamper? 

    Slim 

    Curly 

    Candy 

    Carlson 

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  • Q19

    Which two characters seem to always be looking for each other? 

    Candy and Slim 

    Slim and Carlson 

    Curly and Curly's wife 

    George and Lennie 

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  • Q20

    Why was George upset when he saw his bunk? 

    He saw a can of lice powder near his bed. 

    The bed was broken. 

    His bed was unmade. 

    The sheets had stains on them. 

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