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Grades 11 and 12 - Literature - Senior High School - Of Mice and Men - Language
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MCQs on the language in Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. 

Grades 11 and 12 - Literature - Senior High School - Of Mice and Men - Language
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1. 'Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror.' Which of the following words most strikingly convey Lennie's character and appearance?
2. The 'mottled' sycamores reappear in the final chapter. Why is this appropriate?
3. Curley's wife has hair arranged in 'tiny little sausage' curls. What is the effect of this image?
4. When he first moves into the bunkhouse, George is suspicious of its cleanliness. He demands to know why the previous inhabitant had 'greybacks'. What are 'greybacks'?
5. What do Lennie and George mean when they refer to living 'on the fatta the lan''?
6. 'Crooks scowled, but Lennie's disarming smile defeated him.' What is meant by 'disarming'?
7. 'Lennie covered his face with his huge paws and bleated with terror.' Which of the following words most strikingly convey Lennie's character and appearance?
8. After George praises Lennie to the boss, the boss asks him suspiciously, 'Say — what you sellin'?' What does he mean by 'selling'?
9. 'The bunkhouse was a long, rectangular building. Inside, the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted. In three walls there were small, square windows, and in the fourth, a solid door with a wooden latch.' Which of the following best describes the use of language in these lines?
10. After George praises Lennie to the boss, the boss asks him suspiciously, 'Say — what you sellin'?' What does he mean by 'selling'?

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