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Which of the following best describes the differences between George and Lennie?
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George is fit and bossy; Lennie is out-of-shape and humble.
George is small and smart; Lennie is big and simple.
George is kind and patient; Lennie is mean and irritable.
George is young and uptight; Lennie is a old and easy-going.
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Which of the following best summarizes George and Lennie’s reception on their first day in the bunkhouse?
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They are treated poorly by their boss and coworkers, and punished for arriving late to work.
They are welcomed by their boss and his son, but made to feel unwelcome by their competitive coworkers.
Their arrival is celebrated by everyone.
They are welcomed by their coworkers, examined with skepticism by their boss, and met with aggression by the boss’s son.
48 questions
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Which of the following best describes the differences between George and Lennie?
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Which of the following best summarizes George and Lennie’s reception on their first day in the bunkhouse?
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Which of the following best describes why George keeps Lennie around when he clearly feels frustrated with him so often?
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Which of the following statements best explains why Lennie approaches Crooks’ room?
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What is most likely the author’s purpose for including the scene when Lennie speaks to the dead puppy?
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The conversation between Curley’s wife and Lennie best illustrates which of the following central themes? What do they talk about?
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Which of the following statements best describes the conflict between Lennie and Curley’s wife which ends in her death?
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Which of the following best explains why Candy curses at the corpse of Curley’s wife?
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Which of these statements best describes how Curley feels when he learns of his wife’s death?
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What is the meaning of the phrase “not to be drawn” during Lennie's conversation with Curley's wife?
"But Lennie was not to be drawn. 'No, sir. I ain't gonna talk to you or nothing.'"
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Which of the following is the best summary of George’s actions when he arrives at the river to find Lennie screaming?
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Chapter 6 opens in the same location as Chapter 1, which of the following best describe this setting?
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Which of the following best describes why Lennie can’t remember anything that happens but remembers everything that George tells him?
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The narrator’s tone in the last paragraph of Chapter 5 is best described as ___________.
"The sound of the men grew fainter. The barn was darkening gradually and, in their stalls, the horses shifted their feet and rattled the halter chains. Old Candy lay down in the hay and covered his eyes with his arm."
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Which of the following conclusions about Lennie’s state of mind is best supported by his hallucinations?
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Which of the following best describes Slim’s reaction when he arrives at the scene of the crime? (Lennie's Death)
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Which of the following best explains why George decides to shoot Lennie?
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Which of the following best describes a theme of the final chapter in Of Mice and Men?
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Which of the following most closely describes Crooks in this chapter?
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Which of the following best explains why Lennie says Curley’s hand got caught in a machine?
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Which of the following best describes Curley’s wife’s opinion about men?
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Which of the following is most likely the reason Crooks changes his mind about coming along to the new farm with Lennie, George and Candy?
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What do the three guys (Candy, Lennie, and Crooks) all have in common?
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What are the two main themes we explored in Ch. 4?
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What is Curley's Wife's dream?
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Which of the following best explains why Slim’s opinion about Candy’s dog is considered to be “law?"
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Which of the following best explains why Whit is so excited when he sees Bill Tenner’s published letter?
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Why does George decide it is okay to open up to Slim and tell him about what happened in Weed?
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Which of the following best describes Candy’s lingering feelings after his dog’s death?
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Yet again, George and Lennie talk about their plans for the future, what is most likely the reason they remind themselves of this dream so often?
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Which of the following best explains what George encourages Lennie to do when Curley attacks him?
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Which of the following best describes what Lennie, Curley, Candy and Whit have in common?
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How does Slim treat Crooks when he comes into the bunkhouse?
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Which of the following is most likely the reason George scolds Lennie for speaking, despite the harmlessness of the few words Lennie utters?
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Which of the following best describes why the boss thinks George is speaking for Lennie
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What is most closely the meaning of the word “handy” as the old swamper Candy uses it to describe Curley on page 26?
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Which of the following best describes the way Curley’s wife behaves when she visits the bunkhouse?
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Which of the following most closely describes Candy?
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Which of the following best describes why George is so mad at Curley after he leaves?
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Who is known as the "Prince of the ranch"
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Why does Carlson want Candy to shoot his dog?
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Which of the following best summarizes the instructions George gives Lennie in the event that Lennie “gets in trouble” at the ranch?
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Which of these statements about George and Lennie’s shared dream for their future is best supported by the text?
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Which of the following best describes how Lennie remembers his Aunt Clara?
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What is most closely the meaning of “live off the fat of the land” as it is used by Lennie in the text?
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Which of the following is NOT an action performed by Lennie in this chapter?
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Which of the following most likely describes the business Murray & Ready’s?
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What best describes the forces that control George and Lennie’s life?
