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Which character is mentally weak but physically strong?
a) Lennie
b) George
c) Curley's wife
d) Candy

Where does the story take place?
a) Iowa
b) California
c) Oklahoma
d) Floriday

During what US event does the story take place?
a) WWII
b) Civil War
c) Great Depression
d) Revolutionary War

Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
a) Edgar Allan Poe
b) George Milton
c) John Steinbeck
d) Lennie Small

When George and Lennie own a farm someday, what does Lennie want to do?
a) feed the pigs
b) milk the cows
c) ride the horses
d) tend the rabbits

George promised to take care of Lennie after Lennie's aunt _______ died.
a) Clara
b) Cara
c) Karen
d) Claire

This character is Lennie's caretaker.
a) Slim
b) George
c) Curley
d) Candy

Why does Lennie have a dead mouse in his pocket?
a) It was his pet.
b) He wanted to give it a proper burial.
c) He likes soft things, so he wanted to pet it while they were walking.
d) He was angry that it bit him.

What is the name of the town where George and Lennie are coming from?
a) Salinas
b) Sacramento
c) San Diego
d) Weed

What happened in Weed?
a) Lennie tried to feel a girl's dress and wouldn't let go.
b) Lennie killed a woman.
c) George and Lennie robbed a bank.
d) George got in too many bar fights.

What does George tell Lennie to do when they get to where they are going?
a) He tells Lennie to make new friends.
b) He tells him not to speak to the boss.
c) He tells Lennie to run off and live in the mountains.
d) He tells Lennie to find ketchup for their beans.

Who used to give Lennie mice?
a) his mom
b) Curley's wife
c) his aunt Clara
d) George

What are the two things George and Lennie have that other migrant workers don't?
a) ketchup and beans
b) a future and lots of money
c) each other and beans
d) a future and each other

What dream do George and Lennie share?
a) They want to own their own farm.
b) They want to be famous actors.
c) They want to find the right ladies and get married.
d) They want to travel the world.

When Lennie goes to get firewood, what does he bring back?
a) ketchup
b) the dead mouse
c) beans
d) a frog

George and Lennie travel from place to place for work. They are known as _________.
a) immigrant workers
b) temporary workers
c) migrant workers
d) traveling salesmen

The title for Of Mice and Men came from what poem?
a) If You Give a Mouse a Cookie
b) Mighty Mouse
c) To a Mouse
d) Of Mice and Men

Vocab: What does the word anguished mean?
a) mental or physical pain or suffering
b) to make fun of
c) to put down
d) to twist in pain

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