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Why does George look out for Lennie?
Of Mice and Men - Understanding the Text
This GCSE English Literature quiz will test you on John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Although comprehension accounts for the first steps in approaching any work, it is not always easy to understand a text. Authors have a variety of methods through which to convey meaning and very rarely state what they mean directly. Instead, they use character, setting, plot, theme and dialogue to show the reader what they wish to convey. As a reader, you must pay close attention and try to understand the text as you read. Sometimes it becomes apparent that you will need to reread certain sections, especially if a later turn of events shows that you might have missed something. Don’t worry! This happens to all readers and shows that you are paying attention!
1 .
What does Crooks do to upset Lennie on the night the other men go into town?
He makes Lennie feel unwelcome in his room
He argues with Lennie about being excluded from the bunkhouse
He suggests that George will abandon Lennie
He tells Lennie he will never own any rabbits
At first Crooks enjoys teasing Lennie until he realises how seriously frightened (and unpredictable) Lennie has become at the thought of facing the world without George
2 .
Why did Lennie and George have to leave Weed?
The job digging a cess-pool had come to an end
The men of Weed believed that Lennie attacked a young woman
They were fired from their last job
They left Weed in search of more highly-paid work
Lennie got himself into trouble by trying to touch a young woman's dress, frightening her and panicking himself at her screams for help. The two men are forced to hide from the group of men seeking violent revenge
3 .
Why does George shoot Lennie?
He can no longer bear the burden of looking after Lennie
He is angry with Lennie for ruining the dream of owning a place of their own
He knows that Lennie has no chance of escape from violent justice this time
He feels sorry for Curley's loss
George wishes to protect Lennie from violent retribution, but also knows there is no possibility of running away in this case. Very few people would understand that Lennie did not intentionally kill, or even mean to hurt, Curley's wife
4 .
What are George and Lennie employed to do at the ranch?
Pick fruit
Cut and bale hay
Clean outhouses
Buck barley
Lennie and George are hired to work as "buckers", which means they will carry and load the barley harvest
5 .
For how long do Lennie and George expect their jobs to last?
Around a month or two
Six months
One year
They expect to work permanently at their new jobs
As casual agricultural labourers, George and Lennie must move from one ranch to another in a constant search for work
6 .
What makes the dream of owning a home, a ranch and some rabbits a sudden possibility for Lennie and George?
Slim's sudden interest in joining them
Candy's offer of his life savings
Their high wages on the ranch
Crooks's offer to work just for his keep on their land
The wages of a casual labourer are low and unreliable. Candy's modest savings have been augmented by a payout for losing his hand on the ranch. His offer of money to the two men makes their dream possible in an instant
7 .
Why does Lennie eventually begin to talk to Curley's wife? Choose the best answer.
He ignores George's warning because he thinks she is pretty
He is interested in hearing about her life
He wants to tell her about the puppy
He discovers that she also likes rabbits
When she asks what he is hiding, Lennie shows her the puppy and begins to talk about his dream of owning rabbits, sharing his sorrow and fear that George will be angry with him
8 .
Why does George look out for Lennie?
George automatically feels responsible for everyone
George made a promise to Lennie's Aunt Clara to look out for him
Lennie followed George out to work and the two men got used to being together
George fell in with Lennie by chance and expects to leave him as soon as it is convenient
George has no family and feels that travelling in companionship protects him from falling into antisocial behaviour. He tells the boss that he made a promise to Lennie's "old lady", lying about being cousins and about Lennie being kicked in the head by a horse, too. He later tells the truth to Slim
9 .
Why does Curley's wife seek out Lennie in the barn?
She is drawn to Lennie because he injured Curley
She wishes to tell him about her dream of becoming a movie star
She is looking for something she needs in the barn and bumps into Lennie by chance
She is looking for Slim, but finds Lennie by chance
Curley's wife, who doesn't yet realise that Lennie has the mental age of a child, thinks she can flirt with him with the aim of enlisting him as protection from Curley
10 .
Why is Curley often looking for his wife?
He is jealous
She wanders about trying to befriend the workers on the ranch
She does not like Curley or feel loved by him and is in search of an escape
All of the above
Curley's insecurity and violence, mingled with his wife's loneliness and naivety, leave the men of the ranch dreading her frequent appearances
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