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Evaluate reading comprehension and eliminate take-home grading with this bundle of quizzes and answer keys covering Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Ideal for Freshman English and American Literature courses, or units on tragedy and social realism, the assessments may serve as guided reading worksheets to facilitate a novel study. Whether used as formative assessments, homework assignments, or reading comprehension checks, these quizzes will keep students on task and accountable. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google option is available.) Information on each individual assessment follows.

Chapter 1. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • Setting

  • Lennie's physical description

  • The nature of the relationship between Lennie and George

  • An item in Lennie's pocket

  • Why George and Lennie lost their previous job

  • George's instructions to Lennie regarding future interactions with their boss

  • Where George and Lennie take a rest

  • The person who used to give Lennie mice to pet

  • George and Lennie's shared dream

  • The significance of the brush

  • And more

Chapter 2. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • What George and Lennie learn upon arriving at the ranch

  • What George discovers as he examines his bunk

  • Details about a former employee named Whitey

  • The boss's initial reaction to George

  • The name of an old man with a dog

  • Curley's relation to the boss

  • Curley's former profession

  • Curley's antagonistic nature

  • The old man's explanation for Curley's increase in surliness

  • Lennie's request of George

  • And more

Chapter 3. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • Slim's opinion of Lennie's general demeanor

  • Slim's opinion of Lennie's work ethic

  • George's past treatment of Lennie

  • The incident that changed George's treatment of Lennie

  • George's opinion of ranch workers who travel alone

  • Why Lennie is scolded

  • Carlson's remarks about Candy's old dog

  • What Whit shows Slim

  • Topics of conversation during a game of euchre

  • How Whit describes Susy

  • Curley's concerns about his wife

  • How much money Candy has saved

  • Candy's response to hearing about George and Lennie's future goals

  • The reason Curley attacks Lennie

  • How Lennie injures Curley

  • Slim's reaction to Curley's injury

  • Lennie's big concern following the fight with Curley

  • And more

Chapter 4. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • A description of Crooks' room

  • A description of Crooks' mentality

  • Qualities that distinguish Crooks from other workers

  • How Crooks got his name

  • The nature of Lennie's conversation with Crooks

  • Why Crooks thinks Lennie's goals are wild

  • Why George gets upset at Candy

  • The nature of the interaction between Curley's wife and Lennie

  • The dreams of Curley's wife

  • The antagonistic nature of Curley's wife

  • And more

Chapter 5. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • The reason Lennie worries George will be upset

  • How Curley's wife engages Lennie in conversation

  • How Curley's wife feels toward her husband

  • An item Lennie once possessed (but has since lost)

  • How Curley's wife has soothed herself

  • How Curley's wife dies

  • Lennie's reaction to tragedy

  • The identity of the person who discovered the body

  • Slim's suggestion to George

  • George's commitment to his work

  • Carlson's announcement

  • And more

Chapter 6. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • Why Lennie feels a sense of pride

  • Imagery related to setting

  • Apparitions

  • Lennie's reactions to the apparitions

  • George's response to Lennie telling him he did something bad

  • The manner of Lennie's death

  • What George was doing in the moments leading to Lennie's death

  • The identity of the most emotionally supportive farmhand

  • How the other farmhands react to George's behavior

  • And more

Resources are available for teaching a variety of classic texts:

Evaluate reading comprehension and eliminate take-home grading with this bundle of quizzes and answer keys covering Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Ideal for Freshman English and American Literature courses, or units on tragedy and social realism, the assessments may serve as guided reading worksheets to facilitate a novel study. Whether used as formative assessments, homework assignments, or reading comprehension checks, these quizzes will keep students on task and accountable. Materials are delivered in editable Word Document and printable PDF formats. (Alternatively, a self-grading Google option is available.) Information on each individual assessment follows.

Chapter 1. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • Setting

  • Lennie's physical description

  • The nature of the relationship between Lennie and George

  • An item in Lennie's pocket

  • Why George and Lennie lost their previous job

  • George's instructions to Lennie regarding future interactions with their boss

  • Where George and Lennie take a rest

  • The person who used to give Lennie mice to pet

  • George and Lennie's shared dream

  • The significance of the brush

  • And more

Chapter 2. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • What George and Lennie learn upon arriving at the ranch

  • What George discovers as he examines his bunk

  • Details about a former employee named Whitey

  • The boss's initial reaction to George

  • The name of an old man with a dog

  • Curley's relation to the boss

  • Curley's former profession

  • Curley's antagonistic nature

  • The old man's explanation for Curley's increase in surliness

  • Lennie's request of George

  • And more

Chapter 3. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • Slim's opinion of Lennie's general demeanor

  • Slim's opinion of Lennie's work ethic

  • George's past treatment of Lennie

  • The incident that changed George's treatment of Lennie

  • George's opinion of ranch workers who travel alone

  • Why Lennie is scolded

  • Carlson's remarks about Candy's old dog

  • What Whit shows Slim

  • Topics of conversation during a game of euchre

  • How Whit describes Susy

  • Curley's concerns about his wife

  • How much money Candy has saved

  • Candy's response to hearing about George and Lennie's future goals

  • The reason Curley attacks Lennie

  • How Lennie injures Curley

  • Slim's reaction to Curley's injury

  • Lennie's big concern following the fight with Curley

  • And more

Chapter 4. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • A description of Crooks' room

  • A description of Crooks' mentality

  • Qualities that distinguish Crooks from other workers

  • How Crooks got his name

  • The nature of Lennie's conversation with Crooks

  • Why Crooks thinks Lennie's goals are wild

  • Why George gets upset at Candy

  • The nature of the interaction between Curley's wife and Lennie

  • The dreams of Curley's wife

  • The antagonistic nature of Curley's wife

  • And more

Chapter 5. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • The reason Lennie worries George will be upset

  • How Curley's wife engages Lennie in conversation

  • How Curley's wife feels toward her husband

  • An item Lennie once possessed (but has since lost)

  • How Curley's wife has soothed herself

  • How Curley's wife dies

  • Lennie's reaction to tragedy

  • The identity of the person who discovered the body

  • Slim's suggestion to George

  • George's commitment to his work

  • Carlson's announcement

  • And more

Chapter 6. Questions on this quiz pertain to the following key details:

  • Why Lennie feels a sense of pride

  • Imagery related to setting

  • Apparitions

  • Lennie's reactions to the apparitions

  • George's response to Lennie telling him he did something bad

  • The manner of Lennie's death

  • What George was doing in the moments leading to Lennie's death

  • The identity of the most emotionally supportive farmhand

  • How the other farmhands react to George's behavior

  • And more

Resources are available for teaching a variety of classic texts:

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Evaluate reading comprehension and eliminate take-home grading with this bundle of quizzes and answer keys covering Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck. Ideal for Freshman English and American Literature courses, or units on tragedy and social realism, the assessments may serve as guided reading worksheets to facilitate a novel study.

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