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1:  Early in the novel, when Lennie likes to pet soft things, Steinbeck is using what technique?

a. Symbolism

b. Foreshadowing

c. Figurative language

d. Alliteration
2:  What is George’s dream?

a. To get a horse

b. To marry a rich woman

c. To buy a car

d. To own a farm of his own
3:  How does Candy describe Curley’s new wife?

a. As a looker

b. As a tart

c. As a good cook

d. As a complainer
4:  What does Lennie do to Curly?

a. He punches him in the face.

b. He smashes his hand.

c. He breaks his arm.

d. He knocks out his teeth.
5:  How does George treat Lennie?

a. Like his child

b. Like his brother

c. Like a stranger

d. Like his peer
6:  Which of the following qualities does not lead to Lennie’s eventual demise?

a. His great physical strength

b. His lack of intelligence

c. His fondness for soft things

d. His love of fast cars
7:  The title of the book comes from

a. a line from the Bible

b. a line from a Robert Burns’ poem

c. a passage from an essay by Alexander Pope
8:  George and Lennie’s plan for a farm draws whose interest?

a. Curley and his wife’s

b. Slim and Candy’s

c. Candy and Crooks’

d. Carlson and Slim’s
9:  Why does George kill Lennie?

a. Because Lennie was guilty of murder

b. Because George was afraid Curley would hurt Lennie

c. Because he fears a court trial for Lennie

d. Because he has disobeyed George
10:  Who says the following: “A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is, long’s he’s with you. I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an’ he gets sick.”

a. Crooks

b. Curley

c. Lennie

d. Candy
11:  Who says the following: “When they had them previews I coulda went to them, an’ spoke in the radio, and it wouldn’ta cost me a cent because I was in the pitcher.”

a. Lennie

b. Candy

c. Curley

d. Curley’s wife
12:  Who says the following, and to whom : “When I think of the swell time I could have without you, I go nuts.”

a. Lennie to George

b. George to Lennie

c. Curley's wife to Curley

d. Candy to Curley


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