Of Mice and Men Test Review
Cold Read
Read an unfamiliar text and be able to:
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Make inferences based on indirect characterization.
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Determine relevant themes or messages present in the text.
Determine the meaning of an idiomatic phrase from its context.
Make inferences based on textual evidence.
Make predictions based on textual evidence.
Determine the main idea of a line or paragraph.
“To a Mouse” by Robert Burns
(The whole poem will be reproduced on the test)
Be able to:
 Determine the meaning, significance, or main idea of a line from the poem (in translation).
 Determine the tone of the poem.
 Determine a common theme between the poem and the novella.
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
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Recall the nature of Lennie and George’s dreams and ambitions.
Recall the initial impression the men make on the ranch.
Identify important symbols in the novella, explain what they symbolize, and explain how.
Determine how discrimination plays a role in the novel.
Determine which characters are foils in the text.
Explain how isolation plays a role in the novella, what characters experience it, and how it affects them.
Explain how women are treated in the novella.
Determine the author’s tone.
Determine what events foreshadow the events of both chapters 5 and 6 of the novella.
Determine the motivations of characters actions or words.
Determine relevant themes or messages present in the text.
Make inferences about a character’s actions
Determine the mood and how that mood is developed through the details of a passage.
Determine a character’s tone in a passage.
Identify similarities between characters.
Determine the situational irony of a passage.
Determine how a main idea is developed through the details of a passage.
Select the best definition of a word used in context.
Make inferences based on quotations from the text.
Determine the main idea of a passage from the text.
Passages to reread:
 Lennie and George sharing beans over the fire
 In the bunkhouse right after the death of Candy’s dog
 When Lennie goes into Crook’s room
 George describing the dream to Candy
 Candy talking about the death of his dog
 George talking to Candy after the death of Curley’s wife