Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Test, Answer Key, and Study Guide | Final Exam

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This end-of-unit test covering John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men evaluates knowledge of plot, literary elements, and vocabulary. It also assesses analysis of key characters, emphasizing the namelessness of Curley's wife and the readers' complicated reaction to George's fatal choice in the resolution. An answer key and study guide are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading option is available.)

Divided into four carefully structured sections, this exam allows teachers to evaluate a broad range of reading and analysis skills.

Part 1: Students demonstrate comprehension of key events, character motivations, and relationships, including:

  • The complex relationship between George and Lennie

  • Characterization of Curley, Candy, Crooks, Slim, and Curley’s wife

  • Major conflicts and turning points (e.g., Curley's attack on Lennie, the death of Curley's wife, Lennie's visions, and more)

Part 2: Students identify literary devices in context, including:

  • Simile

  • Metaphor

  • Imagery

  • Personification

  • Idiom

  • Onomatopoeia

  • Pun

  • Invective

Part 3: Students demonstrate command of text-specific vocabulary, such as:

  • Aloof

  • Bemused

  • Contort

  • Earnestly

  • Imperiously

  • Mollified

  • Mottled

  • Plaintively

  • Raptly

  • Retort

  • Snivel

  • Writhe

Part 4: Students write complete, analytical responses demonstrating:

  • Evidence-based inference

  • Understanding of symbolism

  • Analysis of authorial choices (e.g., the treatment of Curley's wife, how readers should perceive George at the novel's conclusion, and more)

Instructional materials are available for a variety of novels:

This end-of-unit test covering John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men evaluates knowledge of plot, literary elements, and vocabulary. It also assesses analysis of key characters, emphasizing the namelessness of Curley's wife and the readers' complicated reaction to George's fatal choice in the resolution. An answer key and study guide are included. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading option is available.)

Divided into four carefully structured sections, this exam allows teachers to evaluate a broad range of reading and analysis skills.

Part 1: Students demonstrate comprehension of key events, character motivations, and relationships, including:

  • The complex relationship between George and Lennie

  • Characterization of Curley, Candy, Crooks, Slim, and Curley’s wife

  • Major conflicts and turning points (e.g., Curley's attack on Lennie, the death of Curley's wife, Lennie's visions, and more)

Part 2: Students identify literary devices in context, including:

  • Simile

  • Metaphor

  • Imagery

  • Personification

  • Idiom

  • Onomatopoeia

  • Pun

  • Invective

Part 3: Students demonstrate command of text-specific vocabulary, such as:

  • Aloof

  • Bemused

  • Contort

  • Earnestly

  • Imperiously

  • Mollified

  • Mottled

  • Plaintively

  • Raptly

  • Retort

  • Snivel

  • Writhe

Part 4: Students write complete, analytical responses demonstrating:

  • Evidence-based inference

  • Understanding of symbolism

  • Analysis of authorial choices (e.g., the treatment of Curley's wife, how readers should perceive George at the novel's conclusion, and more)

Instructional materials are available for a variety of novels:

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This end-of-unit test covering John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men evaluates knowledge of plot, literary elements, and vocabulary. It also assesses analysis of key characters, emphasizing the namelessness of Curley's wife and the readers' complicated reaction to George's fatal choice in the resolution. An answer key and study guide are included.