" OF MICE AND MEN" EXAMINATION

On the line:

1. What did the bunkhouse look like?
a. Tall building, triangle windows
b. Rusty building, no windows
c. Long, Rectangle building
d. Pretty white house

2. Where did the story take place in the beginning of the story? (Setting)

a. Philly
b. Miami
c. Weed
d. New York City

3. How many miles was the ranch from the bus stop according to the bus driver?

a. 10 miles
b. 2 miles
c. 5, 280 miles
d. 5 miles

4. Who kept talking for one another, when the boss was talking?
a. Kaleema
b. George
c. Lennie
d. Your mom

5. Whats one of the rules that a guy working at a ranch don’t do?

e. Ask questions and watch TV
f. Run up and down the ranch
g. Ask questions
h. Don’t do anything

6. Who wore blue jeans trousers, flannel black shirt, unbuttoned vest, and a black
Coat?

a. Lennie
b. Boss
c. Stable buck
d. George




7. Who did George tell Lennie to stay away from

a. Stable buck
b. Curley’s wife
c. George
d. Curley

Between the line:

Motif:

1. Why do the boss think its weird wit two guys traveling with each other?

Slim is a little confused about George and Lennie traveling together. He thinks its weird with two guys traveling together because Lennie is funny like a cuckoo, and George is very smart, and when guys come for a job they come in get a bunk, work for a month, then the quit, and go out alone. George and Lennie are just so close because they grew up together, and they went so far to go outside their country to find a job and their not going to leave one another in the wilderness. By the end of the book slim has become as close to them as they were to each other.

Character:

2. What’s some of the reasons why George hangs out with Lennie?

George hangs out with Lennie for three reasons protection, companionship, and because there friends. Lennie has the state of mind of a 5 year-old child and he has memory problems so George is his other half and he protects him from anyone that wants to harm him, Lennie don’t like to be bored because if he don’t keep himself occupied he’ll get into some trouble so that’s why George is there for him, and their like brothers from another mother. George also hangs out with Lennie because he said Lennie is so dumb, and he couldn't’t take care of himself, and it makes him feel smarter. So, all he loves to do is make fun of Lennie in front of everybody, but deep down inside George really loves him, but he just uses Lennie as his amusement.

Conflict:

3. Why does George want Lennie to stay away from Curley’s wife?

George wants Lennie to stay away from Curley’s wife because candy said that she’s a loose woman, a rattrap and she always giving people the eye. Plus, they already ran into Curley and realized what a jerk he is, and they don’t want to run into any problems with him because he is the boss son and they don’t want to be without a job. In addition, they left weed because Lennie touched a girls dress cause the fabric of her dress was soft and he likes to feel on things. So, the girl went and told these guys and they came looking for them, and if they would’ve caught them they’d probably lynched them. Curley’s wife is nothing but trouble!

Symbols:

4. Why are mice so important to Lennie?

Well, from the looks of it their important because when he was young his Aunt Clara used to give it to him, he loves animals, and he likes to feel soft things. Mice are an important part in Lennie life because to him they symbolize his dreams of living in a farm and tending to rabbits, also he loves his aunt and she past away when he was young and the mice helps him remember her because he has memory problems. Lennie just loves animals because there skin feels soft and they make him happy.

Theme:

What do you think the theme of this book could be?

One of the themes of the novel Of Mice and Men can be “Your friends is your biggest enemy”. George and Lennie care about each other a lot because if they weren’t so close, then George would’ve never left weed if he didn’t really care about Lennie because he could’ve stayed and told Lennie to fin for himself, but he didn’t. In addition, George is also a slimy friend because Lennie accidentally killed Curley’s wife and everyone found out that Lennie did it because he left evidence. Some of the major rules at the ranch is not asking questions, everyone sticks together, and if someone is murder, then the murderer must be killed. In conclusion, George killed Lennie because he didn’t want the guys at the ranch to kill him, and he started telling Lennie about their dreams and shot him in the back of his head. Lennie was betrayed because he thought George was always going to have his back no matter what because that’s what he told him.

Beyond the line:

Would you rather have Lennie or George as a friend?