Of Mice and Men Test

That Curley's rage is not all a result of his wife's death is revealed by

"'Curley's still mad about his hand'"

A major shift in focus in the passage begins with the sentence

"George shuffled the cards noisily . . ."

Which of the following quotes is NOT proof that the clearing had been used as a resting place for men in ths past? *

"and the damp flats are covered with the night tracks of 'coons, and with the spread pads of dogs from the ranches"

In the long paragraph describing Slim, which of the following contributes LEAST to his characterization as almost god-like?

"as delicate as those of a temple dancer"

Which line BEST shows how the Steinbeck uses the sound of the language to enhance the mood? *

"south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank"

Crooks reports Lennie's playing with the puppies to Slim because

Crooks is worried about the puppies' well-being

Which of the following is NOT a parallel presented in the passage? *

Curley's wife's attitude toward Curley and her attitude toward Lennie

What does the line " willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter's flooding" imply about the past? *

Even when people move forward, parts of their past stick with them.

Which character in Of Mice and Men, is MOST like the man? *

George

From George's talk with Slim, the reader can infer that *

George had taken advantage of Lennie's obedience and friendship when younger, now George realizes that he enjoys Lennie's company, and Lennie lost his mother when he was a baby

The simile used in the first paragraph serves to reveal

George's acceptance of a hard decision and his awareness that his time with Lennie is about to end

Although both George and Lennie want to leave the ranch,

George's reasons are logical while Lennie's reasons are emotional

George's remarks in response to Candy's queries about still getting "'that little place'" foreshadow that

George, without Lennie, will become just another of the lonely, hopeless roamers

What does George mean when he tells Slim that the woman from Weed "'rabbits in an' tells the law she been raped'"? *

He means that she ran quickly to the police and claimed that Lennie raped her.

Which character in Of Mice and Men, is MOST like the mouse? *

Lennie

What is the MOOD established in this passage from chapter 1? *

Peaceful

Candy agrees to permit Carlson to shoot the dog primarily because

Slim tacitly acknowledges that Carlson's assessment of the dog is correct

What does the poem imply about "the best laid schemes o' mice an' men"? *

Such plans do not guarantee success and often ago awry.

Why does the narrator believe the mouse is better off than the man? *

The mouse lives in the moment without worrying about the past or the future.

Before Curley's wife enters the barn, Lennie's response to the death of the puppy reveals *

a wide range of emotions from sorrow to anger to regret

deer, rabbits, raccoons

animals used in the description of the clearing in the first chapter

snake and heron

animals used in the description of the clearing in the last chapter

Lennie came quietly to the pool's edge. He knelt down and drank, barely touching his lips to the water. When a little bird skittered over the dry leaves behind him, his head jerked up and he strained toward the sound with eyes and ears until he saw the bird, and then he dropped his head and drank again.

anxious

The occasional mention of the other men's ongoing horseshoe game serves *

as a contrast to the two men's isolated conversation

The men's various attempts to start a conversation reflect their

attempts to comfort Candy and distract him from the shot that will kill his dog

What type of animals dominate this passage? *

benign herbivores and omnivores

The curley's wife's behavior with the men could best be described as

brazen (shameless/bold)

A silent head and beak lanced down and plucked it out by the head, and the beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically

brutal

to own ranch where he can "live off the fatta the land" and especially no one can fire him when he gets too old

candy's dream

Besides Curley, the only one of the men who seems eager to hunt down Lennie is

carlson

Carlson

character who got his hand crushed when he antagonized lennie

Carlson

character who killed Candy's dog

George

character who killed Lennie

Lennie

character who killed curley's wife

Carlson

character who said "now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?" at the end

Slim

character who said "you hadda, george. I swear you hadda," at the end

george

character who told Lennie to attack when curley antagonized him

carlson

character whose gun was used to shoot the dog

yellow, green, white

colors used in the description of the clearing in the first chapter

silver, brown, green

colors used in the description of the clearing in the last chapter

What do the shapes used in this passage suggest? *

comfort

to be accepted (but to be part of their ranch dream at one point)

crook's dream

to be physically superior and respected by all

curley's dream

to be famous

curley's wife's dream

The bunk house was a long, rectangular building. Inside, the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted. In three walls there were small, square windows, and in the fourth, a solid door with a wooden latch.

depressing

From outside the barn came a cry of men and the double clang of shoes on metal. For the first time Lennie became conscious of the outside. He crouched down in the hay and listened.

desperate

Crooks's response when he first sees Lennie in the doorway is primarily a result of Crooks's

embarrassment at being seen administering to his poor back

Curley's wife's response to Slim's telling her that Curley was home reveals that she

fears what Curley will do if he finds that she is not in the house

Lennie goes to Crooks's room because Lennie is

feeling lonely without George

Crooks's father was opposed to Crooks's playing with "the white kids" because the father

felt it would give Crooks an unrealistic sense that his society would grant him equality

The third paragraph differs from the first two paragraphs primarily in that it *

focuses more on Crooks's physical and emotional characteristics

As quickly as it had come, the wind died, and the clearing was quiet again. The heron stood in the shallows, motionless and waiting. Another little water snake swam up the pool, turning its periscope head from side to side

foreboding

to own ranch where he can "live off the fatta the land" and no one can fire him

george's dream

George responds "defensively" to Slim's remark about George and Lennie traveling together most likely because George *

has had other people make critical remarks about his being with Lennie

On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan Mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees— willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter's flooding; and sycamores with mottled, white, recumbent limbs and branches that arch over the pool.

hopeful

Crooks's remark about George "keepin' you outa sight" is best understood to refer to George's

ignoring Lennie's desire to be with others

In "To a Mouse": "in proving foresight may be vain"

indicated the protentional uselessness of planning for the future

In "To a Mouse": "the best-laid schemes of Mice and Men/go oft awry"

inspired the title

Curley's wife's angry query to Lennie, "'Don't you think of nothing but rabbits?'" is *

ironic

Crooks enjoys his verbal "torture" of Lennie because

it is Crooks's only chance to torment a white man without fear of retribution

to own ranch where he can "live off the fatta the land," no one can fire him, and he can tend the rabbits

lennie's dream

The primary difference in language between the author's narrative and the characters' dialogue is *

level of diction

From the first two paragraphs, the reader can infer all of the following about Crooks EXCEPT that he

likes eating apples and is not very neat

Crooks, the Negro stable buck, had his bunk in the harness room; a little shed that leaned off the wall of the barn. On one side of the little room there was a square four-paned window, and on the other, a narrow plank door leading into the barn

lonely

In this context, what is the BEST definition for the word "FORESIGHT"? *

looking ahead to and planning for the future

the way the writing is intended to make the reader feel

mood

peaceful and calm

mood of the clearing in the first chapter

tense and ominous

mood of the clearing in the last chapter

What is the BEST meaning of the word "SKITTERING" as it's used in the first paragraph? *

move lightly and quickly or hurriedly

A water snake glided smoothly up the pool, twisting its periscope head from side to side; and it swam the length of the pool and came to the legs of a motionless heron that stood in the shallows

ominous

The gesture that Curley's wife makes to demonstrate her acting ability can best be described as *

pathetic and ridiculous

The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool.

peaceful

Given the passage as a whole, the description of the setting in the first nine paragraphs serves primarily to *

provide a contrast in mood to the events that occur in the barn

he is upset about what he did with the gun

reason george throws the gun in the bushes after killing Lennie

Slim's responses during George's long talk could best be characterized as *

reassuring and concise

What does spring symbolize in this passage? *

rebirth and renewal

the hallucination of Aunt Clara

represents Lennie's conscious and feelings of guilt in the end

the hallucination of the giant rabbit

represents Lennie's deepest fears in the end

At about ten o'clock in the morning the sun threw a bright dust-laden bar through one of the side windows, and in and out of the beam flies shot like rushing stars

restless

The last four paragraphs serve primarily to

reveal the true bond between Lennie and George

Rabbits come out of the brush to sit on the sand in the evening, and the damp flats are covered with the night tracks of 'coons, and with the spreadpads of dogs from the ranches, and with the split-wedge tracks of deer that come to drink in the dark

safe

George's tone when he says, "'Yeah, and she's sure hidin' it'" is

sarcastic

arch, slope, curve

shapes used in the description of the clearing in the first chapter

As it is used in the third paragraph, "confidence" is best understood to mean *

sharing private information

From Curley's wife's recitation of her past, the reader can infer that she married Curley because *

she wanted to escape from her dead-end life and from her mother

Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan Mountains, and the hilltops were rosy in the sun. But by the pool among the mottled sycamores, a pleasant shade had fallen

somber

As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment.

tense

In "To a Mouse": "the present only toucheth thee"

the reason the mouse is better off than the men

Candy's final two-word statement implies that Candy

thinks Curley's wife was responsible for what happened and feels sorry for Lennie

the author's attitude towards the subject

tone

George's response to Candy's query, "'What we gonna do now?'" reveals George is

trying to reconcile his desire to protect Lennie with his knowledge of what must happen

The afternoon sun sliced in through the cracks of the barn walls and lay in bright lines on the hay. There was the buzz of flies in the air, the lazy afternoon humming.

uneasy

In this context, what is the BEST definition for the word "VAIN"? *

unsuccessful or useless

lanced, plucked, swallowed

verbs with violent connotations used in the description of the clearing in the last chapter

In the fifth paragraph, in Carlson's statement "'I don't see no reason for it,'" the pronoun "it" refers to

waiting

What are the connotations of the colors used in this passage? *

warmth and happiness

Lennie's death

what candy's dog's death foreshadows

In the paragraph beginning "Whit laughed again," the phrase "without turning his hand" is understood to mean

without having done any work