Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 Quiz

Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 questions

The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.

1. Why are George and Lennie walking to the ranch rather than arriving at its gate?
   They wanted to reach it before the boss woke · The bus driver dropped them far short of it · They spent their fare in town the night before · They were put off the last bus for fighting
2. What happened at the men's last job, in Weed, that forced them to run?
   Lennie turned a team of horses loose at night · Lennie struck a foreman who had shouted at him · Lennie took hold of a girl's dress and she cried out · George was caught gambling away the crew's pay
3. George loses his temper when Lennie asks for ketchup for the beans. What does the outburst show about him?
   He is frightened of Lennie's strength when provoked · He has decided this will be their last job together · He cares more for his supper than for Lennie's feelings · He resents the burden yet keeps choosing to carry it
4. Lennie asks George to tell about the little farm again, though he has heard it many times. What does the retelling do for them?
   It gives their drifting a purpose they can picture · It persuades Lennie to stop carrying dead mice · It settles an argument over how to split wages · It proves George has already chosen the land
5. The chapter opens with a long description of the pool, the trees and the worn path before anyone speaks. How does this suit the book's design?
   It replaces the narrator for the rest of the book · It works as a set description for a single scene · It gives the reader the whole plot in miniature · It hides the fact that the setting is invented

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Original questions written for Pagine. This book is in copyright, so questions paraphrase rather than quote it.