Characters
This character is Lennie's companion and only friend.
Who is George Milton?
The reason why Lennie likes little mice, puppies, and rabbits.
What is... he likes to pet and hold soft things?
The reason Candy does not want to kill his dog.
What is... he has had it since it was a pup?
Things that Lennie does or says that show he has a mental handicap.
What is... he acts like a six-year-old, has trouble remembering, is attached to George like a child is to a parent, and kills small soft things?
A vocabulary word that is defined as something threatening or evil.
What is... ominous?
This character is the boss's son and is married to the "tart".
Who is Curley?
The first time when George met Lennie.
What is... when Lennie's aunt died?
The reason Curley picked on Lennie.
What is ... Lennie was smiling and Curley thought he was laughing at him?
The reason that Candy, Curley's wife, and Crooks all talk to Lennie.
What is... these characters are lonely and have some type of flaw?
The correct literary term that describes the shorter page length of this book.
What is ... novella?
This character is the jerk line skinner and boss of the grain team.
Who is Slim?
The reason Lennie got in trouble in Weed.
What is... he felt a woman's dress and she said he had raped her?
The result of Curley picking on Lennie.
What is... Curley's hand was crushed by Lennie?
Lennie's reason for killing the puppy and later "the girl".
What is... both were unintentional killings, as he did not realize his own strength?
When Crooks tells Lennie he doesn't want the "big man" to come into his room, it is an example of this literary term.
What is... verbal irony?
This character is a fat man who wants to get rid of Candy's old dog.
Who is Carlson?
The dream that George and Lennie share.
What is...to own their own land, farm it, and raise rabbits? Also acceptable, "Live off the fatta the lan'".
Crooks' reaction to Lennie first appearing at the door of his room.
What is... Crooks did not want him there until he explains his and Georges' dream?
The reason Lennie had to be shot.
What is... his punishment would have been too hard for him to bear on his own?
The vocabulary term that refers to being content, self-satisfied, and/or smug.
What is... complacent?
This character is the African American stable buck.
Who is Crooks?
How George feels about Lennie.
What is... he has mixed feelings?
The reason Crooks invited Lennie to stay and talk to him.
What is... Crooks now wants to be a part of George & Lennie's dream?
The reason George killed Lennie himself instead of letting the men do it.
What is...if the mob of men from the ranch had gotten to him before George shot him, he would have been frightened and confused. When George shot him, he was happily thinking of taking care of the rabbits?
The literary term that describes "slang", such as the fact that "pants rabbits" means lice or bed bugs.
What is... dialect?