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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 6 Quiz

Further Study Section 6 Quiz

1 of 5
Where does George find Lennie?

At the whorehouse in town
In a field talking to a rabbit
At the riverbed where they stayed the night before going to the ranch
In the forest looking for mice

2 of 5
Who does Lennie imagine yelling at him?

Curley's wife and the girl in Weeds
George
All the rabbits on the imaginary farm
His Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit

3 of 5
What does George say to Lennie?

He asks him why he did it.
Very little
He yells at him.
He tells him how disappointed in him he is.

4 of 5
What does George do while he describes the farm to Lennie?

He shoots him in the back of the head.
He lets Curley shoot him in the back of the head.
He hits him in the head with a shovel.
He runs.

5 of 5
What do Curley and Carlson have a hard time understanding?

What George will do now without Lennie
Why George couldn't wait for Curley to kill Lennie
How George knew where to find Lennie
Why George and Slim seem serious and upset

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