What event took place on 29th October 1929?

The assassination of William McKinley

What effect did the "Dust Bowl" have on 1930s California?

California's rich agricultural land was slowly eroded and impoverished during the long drought

A severe drought in California led to a shortage of agricultural labour in the state

A severe drought in the southwest caused an influx of migrants into the state

The Dust Bowl had no effect on California; its effects were confined to Oklahoma

In the novel, California's rich and productive agricultural land provides a stark contrast with which of the following?

The impoverishment of the owners of the land

The impoverished lives and circumstances of those who work the land

The impoverishment of the bosses

The impoverishment of those working in factories and other industries

What are itinerant labourers?

Workers who have several part-time jobs at the same time

Workers who must move from one job to another

The title of the novel is taken from a poem by Robert Burns which includes these lines: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang oft a-gley." How are these lines relevant to the novel?

When their dream seems finally within reach, everything falls apart for Lennie and George

Lennie and George do not plan well, unlike the "mice and men" of Burns's poem

If Lennie and George had been better workers, they would already have bought their own land

If Lennie and George had been more careful with their money, they would already have bought their own land

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GCSE English Literature Of Mice and Men - Context Quiz

If you need a bit of practice when it comes to context in English Literature, then this might be the quiz for you. It looks at context in John Steinbeck's Of M…

Written by Rebecca HughesReviewed by Dr. Emma ClarkeUpdated 17 Mar 2026

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Topic: Context

Questions: 10

Duration: 10 min

Difficulty: ★★ Medium

Focus: developing Context arguments with text references, not plot retelling.

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If you need a bit of practice when it comes to context in English Literature, then this might be the quiz for you. It looks at context in John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men and is aimed at students in year 10 and year 11. Revise for the GCSE exam in this quiz and improve your chance of success.

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