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Grades 11 and 12 - Literature - Senior High School - Of Mice and Men: Character
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MCQs on character in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck.

 

Grades 11 and 12 - Literature - Senior High School - Of Mice and Men: Character
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10 Questions

1. Curley is introduced as having a 'pugnacious' glance. Which of the following details does NOT emphasize this description?
2. 'His hands, large and lean, were as delicate in their action as those of a temple dancer.' What does this physical description tell the reader about Slim?
3. Candy is eager to join in with Lennie and George's plan to buy land. Why?
4. Curley's wife tells Lennie that she could have been in the movies. Which of the following statements is true of her character?
5. George admits to Slim that he has not always been a good friend to Lennie. What does this episode tell the reader about George's character?
6. Which of the following best describes Crooks?
7. Which of the following adjectives does NOT accurately describe George as he is characterized throughout the novel?
8. In the opening chapter of the book, George asks Lenny what he has taken from his pocket. What does the reader learn about Lennie's character from the following response to George's question: ''Ain't a thing in my pocket,' Lennie said cleverly'?
9. Why is it significant that Curley's wife is not given a name?
10. George admits to Slim that he has not always been a good friend to Lennie. What does this episode tell the reader about George's character?