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Of Mice and Men

John Steinbeck

Study Guide

Summary
- Video Plot Summary
Characters
- Character List
- Lennie
- George
- Candy
- Curley’s wife
- Crooks
- Curley
- Slim
Main Ideas
Quotes
- Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Writing Help

Further Study Section 1 Quiz

Further Study Section 1 Quiz

1 of 5
What are George and Lennie like?

George is huge and kind; Lennie is cruel and has a mental disability.
George is small and wiry; Lennie is huge and has a mental disability.
Lennie is small and wiry; George is huge and has a mental disability.
Lennie is huge and mean; George is small and has a mental disability.

2 of 5
What does Lennie do with the mouse he is carrying in his pocket?

He throws it across the stream.
He sets it free it in the woods.
He accidentally crushes it to death petting it.
He scares George with it and they both laugh.

3 of 5
Why did they have to leave the last farm in Weeds?

Lennie wouldn't let go of a girl's pretty dress.
Lennie killed too many mice.
George stole from the boss.
The bank foreclosed on the farm's mortgage.

4 of 5
What does George say his life would be like without Lennie?

He'd be lonely and have no one to share his dreams with.
He'd have a girlfriend and no worries and his life would be much easier.
He'd give up ranching and become a sheriff.
He'd move back to Weeds and buy a small house.

5 of 5
When will Lennie get to tend rabbits?

When they go to work at the new farm
When they buy themselves a farm of their own
When Aunt Clara sends for them
When the boss starts his rabbit farm

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