Setting the Scene
100 What river do George and Lennie camp near in Chapter 1?
Salinas River
100: Who are the two main characters introduced in Chapter 1?
Answer: George and Lennie
100: What kind of animals does Lennie always want to take care of?
Answer: Rabbits
100 . What does Lennie want to get from Slim?
a new puppy
100What "happened" to Curley's hand, according to the guys on the ranch?
Caught in a machine
100 What does Lennie like with his beans?
Ketchup
100: Who is Curley?
Answer: The boss’s son
200 In what state does the novel take place?
California
200: What is Lennie’s main mental challenge?
Answer: He has an intellectual disability (trouble understanding and remembering things)
200: What is George and Lennie’s dream for the future?
Answer: To own a piece of land and live off the “fatta the lan’”
200 TRUE OR FALSE: Curley's Wife loves Curley
FALSE
200 What was Slim's nickname?
"Prince of the Ranch"
200: What does the word “bindle” mean?
Answer: A bundle of belongings carried by a migrant worker
200: Why does Curley dislike bigger men?
Answer: He feels insecure and tries to prove his toughness
300: Where are George and Lennie coming from at the beginning of the novel?
Weed
300: Who is the boss suspicious of when George speaks for Lennie?
Answer: George
300: Why does George tell Lennie to remember the spot by the riverbank?
Answer: So he can hide there if he gets into trouble
300 What sexist terms are used in the book to describe Curley's Wife?
A tart, tramp, looloo, jailbait
300 What does Aunt Clara give Lennie to try to stop him from killing mice all of the time?
A rubber mouse
300: What is unusual about the boss when he comes to meet George and Lennie?
Answer: He dresses nice, wears high-heeled boots, and brings in his own whiskey
300: What does George warn Lennie to do about Curley?
Answer: Stay away from him
400: Why did George and Lennie leave Weed?
Answer: Lennie scared a woman when he touched her red dress
400: Which character gives George and Lennie a warning about Curley?
Answer: Candy, the old swamper
400: What does Lennie carry in his pocket at the start of the novel?
Answer: A dead mouse
400 What is Lenny's big dream
tend the rabbits
400 What games do the guys like to play on the ranch?
Cards / Solitaire
400: What item does the swamper (Candy) always carry with him?
Answer: A broom
400: How is Curley’s wife first described when she enters the bunkhouse?
Answer: She is heavily made up, flirty, and looking for Curley
500: Describe the bunkhouse where the men live.
Answer: A simple, bare room with bunks, an apple box for belongings, and a table with playing cards
500: Who is described as “a tart” by the men in Chapter 2?
Curley’s wife
500: What does the dead mouse symbolize about Lennie?
Answer: His lack of understanding of his own strength and his childlike need for comfort
500 Who is the author of the book?
John Steinbeck
500 Why would Curley try to hit/fight with Lennie?
Lennie is "looking" at his wife and gets jealous.
500: What is a “stable buck” and who fills this role on the ranch?
Answer: A Black man who works in the stables; Crooks is the stable buck
DAILY DOUBLE
500: Why might Curley’s wife be a source of conflict for George and Lennie?
Answer: She’s lonely and flirty, which could get Lennie in trouble