What is the name of the town that George and Lennie have just run away from in the beginning of the novel?
Weed
100
Who said, "I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't of let no stranger shoot my dog"?
Candy
100
"Lennie covered his face with huge paws."
Literary device: __________
Meaning: This describes...
Literary device: Metaphor
Meaning: This describes Lennie covering his face with his hands by comparing his big hands to animal paws.
100
Done in a gloomy or sad manner.
Morosely
100
Miserably; hopelessly.
Dejectedly
200
What did Curley's wife dream of becoming?
An actress
200
Who said, "I tell ua I could of went with shows. Not jus' one, neither. An' a guy tol' me he could put me in the pitchers..."?
Curley's wife?
200
He "drank with long gulps, snorting into the water like a horse."
Literary device: __________
Meaning: This describes...
Literary device: Simile
Meaning: This describes Lennie drinking from the pond by comparing him to a horse.
200
Characterized by aggression and a desire to fight.
Pugnacious
200
Unsure; anxious; worried.
Apprehensive
300
Who took Carlson's Luger?
George
300
Who said, "But not us! An' why? Because I got you to look after me and you got me to look after you, and that's why!"?
Lennie
300
"Just like heaven. Ever body wants a little piece of lan'!"
Literary device: __________
Meaning: This describes...
Literary device: Simile
Meaning: This describes the common dream of owning land by comparing the achievement of this dream to going to heaven.
300
Reserved; distant; not friendly or forthcoming.
Aloof
300
Judged.
Appraised
400
In what state and decade does the story take place?
California; 1930's
400
Who said, "You hadda, George. I swear you hadda"?
Slim
400
"The next minute Carley was flopping like a fish on a line."
Literary device: __________
Meaning: This describes...
Literary device: Simile
Meaning: This describes Curley flopping around on the ground in pain by comparing him to a fish flopping around on a fishing line.
400
Calmed; reassured.
Mollified
400
Comforted.
Consoled
500
Explain 2 examples of foreshadowing, using the template below:
When ____ happened, it was foreshadowed by ____ because ____.
Various answers.
500
Who said, "Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin' them two guys?"?
Carlson
500
"I can smell that dog from a mile away."
Literary device: __________
Meaning: This describes...
Literary device: Hyperbole
Meaning: This describes how badly Candy's dog smells BY EXAGGERATING the distance the smell travels.
500
Experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain or suffering.