Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 Quiz

Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 questions

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

1. How does Candy's old dog die?
   Candy leads it out to the barn himself · Slim drowns it in the river with the pups · Curley has one of the hands drive it off · Carlson shoots it outside with his pistol
2. Who overhears George describing the farm and asks to buy a share in it?
   Candy · Crooks · Whit · Carlson
3. What does Candy say afterwards about having let Carlson take the dog out?
   He means to ask for a pup instead · He wishes he had done it himself · He blames Slim for giving the word · He is glad the dog's pain is over
4. Curley attacks Lennie, having taken his smile for mockery. What does Lennie's part in the fight show?
   He has learned to defend himself from George · He enjoys a fight once he has been struck · He will not use his strength until told to · He is quicker on his feet than a boxer is
5. Why does Slim make Curley agree to say his hand was caught in a machine?
   So Curley can claim money for the injury · So Lennie will not be told what he did · So the boss will not sack his own son · So George and Lennie keep their jobs

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