Of Mice and Men Characters Quiz
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck · 8 multiple-choice questions with answers · about 6 min
Test your knowledge of Of Mice and Men with 8 characters questions with answers and explanations — motives, relationships and how characters change. Ideal for revision once you have read the whole novella.
Motives, relationships and how characters change. Drawn from the whole novella — contains spoilers.
Skills tested: Character · Difficulty: Standard
Of Mice and Men Characters questions
The answers and an explanation for each question appear as you play, and on the answer-key page of the printout.
- 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
- How is Slim's standing among the men established when he first enters the bunkhouse?
His word carries more weight than the boss's son's · He is tolerated because he owns the mule team · He is feared for having thrashed other hands · He is new and still proving himself to the crew
- 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
- Crooks keeps a few books in his room, among them a battered volume of state law. What does this suggest?
He is studying to leave ranch work behind · He knows rights the ranch will not grant him · He takes the books from the boss's office · He reads only to pass the Sunday evenings
- What does Curley's wife do when Crooks tells her to leave his room?
Reminds him how easily she could ruin him · Laughs and asks Lennie to walk her out · Threatens to have Candy put off the ranch · Goes to fetch Curley to settle the matter
- What does Curley's wife tell Lennie about the life she believes she missed?
She was to sing in a Salinas theatre · Her mother had promised her schooling · A man said she could act in pictures · A rancher once offered to marry her
- What does George choose to talk about in Lennie's last moments?
The farm and the rabbits Lennie would keep · The trouble they had to leave behind in Weed · The work waiting at the next ranch they find · The mice Lennie used to carry in his pocket
- What sets Slim apart from the other hands?
He is the only one who can read well · The men take his judgement as final · He alone is kind to Curley's wife · He owns a share of the ranch's stock
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Original questions written for Pagine. This book is in copyright, so questions paraphrase rather than quote it.
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What does the Of Mice and Men Characters quiz cover?
8 characters questions drawn from every part of Of Mice and Men. Motives, relationships and how characters change. It tests character at standard level.
Does it contain spoilers?
Yes — it draws on the whole novella, including the ending.
Can I use it with a class?
Yes. Print it with the answer key for a reading check, homework or revision lesson, or share the link so students can take it online.
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