Early Colonial Period

Novel Study – Final Test

Of Mice and Men

I. MATCHING – CHARACTER IDENTIFICATION: Match each of the characters to his/her description. (Answers may be used once, twice, or not at all.) 1. owns a Luger (handgun); shoots Candy’s dog a. Candy

2. offers to lend George and Lennie money; lost a hand b. Lennie

3. old swamper; finds body of Curley’s wife c. George

4. stable buck; likes to read; lonely and bitter d. Curly

5. small and quick; travels with Lennie e. Crooks

6. boss’s unpopular son; likes to fight; jealous of Slim f. Slim

7. wants to raise rabbits; breaks Curley’s hand g. Curley’s Wife

8. bored and restless; dreams of being a Hollywood star h. Carlson

9. “prince of the ranch”; gives Lennie a puppy i. Aunt Clara

10. his word is law to the ranch hands; understands why George shot Lennie

II. MATCHING – CHARACTERIZATION IDENTIFICATION: Match the quotation or description with the character above and then label whether it is direct (A) or indirect characterization (B).

“She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward.” 11. Character from above 12. Direct (A) or Indirect (B) Characterization

“You got no right to come in my room. This here’s my room.” 13. Character from above (speaker of quote) 14. Direct (A) or Indirect (B) Characterization

“The first man was small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features.” 15. Character from above 16. Direct (A) or Indirect (B) Characterization

“[He’s] like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys.” 17. Character from above (Refers to [He] not the character saying the quote) 18. Direct (A) or Indirect (B) Characterization

“I hope you get on my team.” 19. Character from above (speaker of quote) 20. Direct (A) or Indirect (B) Characterization

III. TRUE/FALSE—Choose A if the statement is True; Choose B if the statement is False. 21. The story takes place in Northern California. 22. The two men are late to their new job because the bus driver lied to them. 23. Lennie’s last name does not fit his physical appearance. 24. Crooks lives alone in the barn by choice. 25. Slim respects Lennie because of his ability to work. 26. George really wants Lennie to leave. 27. The boss thinks George is stealing Lennie’s money. 28. Curley doesn’t like Lennie’s silence. 29. Slim is a natural leader. 30. Curley’s wife asks Lennie to stroke her hair. 31. George knows immediately that Lennie is responsible for Curley’s wife death. 32. George tells Lennie about the farm before shooting him. 33. Carlson thinks George stole his gun. 34. Lennie knows he will die. 35. George was relieved when Lennie died. IV. Multiple Choice—Choose the Best Answer

36. If a reader knew the allusion of the poem’s title, s/he would know that… a. George and Lennie’s dream will not come true. b. Crooks will be treated unfairly due to his skin color. c. Bullies always get what is coming to them. d. Death comes to all of us.

37. The story of Lennie’s problem in Weed is included in order to ______.

a. generate sympathy for Lennie b. demonstrate George’s lack of responsibility c. prepare the reader for the fate of Curley’s wife d. show the strength of the bond between Lennie and George e. Both B and D

38. What is the meaning of the phrase, “An live off the fatta the lan’?” a. Get rich from livestock b. To eat what they raise and grow c. To get famous d. Live in a particular geographic region

39. George says he and Lennie are different from other ranch hands because they have… a. Money saved b. Each other c. A dream d. Family

40. Candy tells George, “I ought to of shot that dog myself, George, I shouldn’t out to of let no stranger shoot my dog.” This conversation foreshadows ______.

a. Lennie killing his pup b. George killing Lennie c. Curley’s fight with Lennie d. Lennie’s attraction to Curley’s wife’s hair e. the impossibility of achieving their dreams

41. While showing George and Lennie around, Candy describes Curley as being pretty handy because Curley ______.

a. has very small hands b. is an experienced lightweight boxer c. is always wearing a glove on one hand d. is a handsome fellow who gets all the girls e. is excellent at fixing broken-down machinery 42. Candy wants to get involved in George and Lennie’s dream. For Candy, the dream represents ______. a. an opportunity to tell Curley off b. an opportunity to keep his old sheepdog c. a secure place for himself as he gets older d. a chance to spite Crooks e. All of the above

43. Curley’s wife threatens to … a. Tell George about the dead puppy. b. Have Crooks lynched. c. Have Lennie fired. d. Have Lenny lynched.

44. Crooks is the loneliest of the men because he ______… a. likes to read b. is a stable hand c. has a sour outlook on life d. criticizes the dreams of others e. is black and the others discriminate against him

45. Why is Candy so angry at Curley’s wife? a. She is a flirt b. She doesn’t like him c. She ruins the dream d. She is pregnant

46. Lennie’s death is foreshadowed by ______. a. the death of the pup b. the death of the mouse c. the death of Candy’s dog d. the death of Curley’s wife e. all of the above

47. Before he dies, Lennie begs George to recite their shared dream; the land George and Lennie dream of symbolizes… a. Youth b. Freedom c. Wealth d. Family

48. When they reunite at the river valley, Lennie asks George to ______. a. bury his puppy b. apologize to Curley c. take him to the mountains d. recite the story of their future

49. The one to comfort George in the last scene is: a. Slim b. Crooks c. Candy d. Lennie

50. The final line of the novel emphasizes the ranch workers’ ______.

a. faith in a better future b. belief that justice has been served c. isolation and lack of understanding d. sensitivity to each other’s situations e. understanding of George’s difficult decision

V. Quotations—Match the speaker with his/her quotation. (Some may be used more than once.) a. George b. Lennie c. Candy d. Slim e. Crooks f. Curley g. Curley’s wife h. the Boss

51. “Well, I ain’t giving you no trouble. Think I don’t like to talk to somebody ever’ once in a while? Think I like to stick in that house alla time?”

52. “Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark, but then you got to read books. Books ain’t no good. A guy needs somebody to be near him.”

53. “It wasn’t nothing. I would have had to drowned most of ‘em anyways. No need to thank me about that.”

54. “I don’ like this place, George. This ain’t no good place. I wanna get outa here.”

55. Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys. He’s alla time picking scraps with big guys. Kind of like he’s mad at ‘em because he ain’t a big guy.”

56. You can’t keep a job and you lose ever’ job I get…You do bad things and I got to get you out…You keep me in hot water all the time.”

57. “I’ll shoot ‘im in the guts.”

58. “You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come with me.”

59. "Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is."

60. "I think I knowed from the very first. I think I knowed we'd never do her. He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would."

VI. Vocabulary a. bindle b. morose c. contemplated d. swamper e. pugnacious f. derogatory g. receptive h. belligerent i. aloof j. apprehension

61. The bully was a ______little guy who needed no reason to pick a fight. 62. He was very ______when the teacher asked him for a third time to answer a question. 63. Candy’s job is the ______; he cleans up after the workers. 64. She ______her choices of should she go to the movie or not? 65. Lennie and George carried their ______everywhere they traveled. 66. His ______was that she would say “no” to his invitation to the dance. 67. The student who received the Saturday school for using his phone made several ______remarks in anger toward Mrs. Holton. 68. The counselors were worried because he was so ______about his schooling. He just wanted to be left alone. 69. Because she failed English, her attitude and demeanor was ______. 70. The class was ______to the idea of earning extra credit for helping the underclassmen. They thought it was a good idea.