Of Mice and Men Chapters 1 & 2 Quiz
Quiz by James Nelson
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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.
30s - Q2
What color puppy did Lennie want?
Black and white
Brown and white
All white
All brown
30s - 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
30s - Q4
Who is the jerkline skinner?
George
Carlson
Candy
Slim
30s - 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.
30s - 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
30s - Q7
Scoff (at)
soothed, appeased; calmed
very carefully
in a sorrowful or melancholy way; mournfully
to make fun of; tease
30s - Q8
Mollified
clever and useful
critical or disparaging
belligerent or aggressive in nature; quarrelsome
soothed, appeased; calmed
30s - 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
30s - Q10
Gingerly
to make fun of; tease
very carefully
with self-satisfaction; smugly
moved in an exaggerated or angry way
30s - 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
30s - 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
30s - Q13
Slough
soothed, appeased; calmed
to cast something off; shed
very carefully
with self-satisfaction; smugly
30s - Q14
Derogatory
moved in an exaggerated or angry way
very carefully
to make fun of; tease
critical or disparaging
30s - 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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