Characters
Who is the character that is described as a "bindle bums" and travels with George?
Who is Lennie Small?
What is the main setting of the story?
What is a ranch in California during the Great Depression?
-Soledad, California
What dream do George and Lennie share?
What is owning their own piece of land, being their own boss, and living off the land?
What are THREE things that Lennie likes to pet/ touch that he talks about during the story?
what is:
rabbit, mouse, puppy, velvet
What TWO incident foreshadows Lennie's will kill Curley's wife?
1) When he grabbed the girl's dress in Weed and held on too long because he was scared.
2) When he killed the mouse/ puppy by petting it too hard
What is the name of the only woman on the ranch?
Who is Curley's wife?
What event leads to Lennie's tragic fate?
What is Lennie accidentally killing Curley's wife?
What does Curley's wife dream of?
What is becoming a movie star?
*DOUBLE JEOPARDY* Worth 200 Points
Who does Curley's wife BLAME for her inability to achieve her dream?
What does George tell Lennie to do when he gets in trouble?
What is to go hide in the brush by the river?
How does George's warning to Lennie about the river foreshadow later events?
What is that it hints that Lennie will return to the area by the river after he gets in trouble.
Who wears high heeled boots and is seen as a figure of authority?
Why do George and Lennie leave their previous job in Weed?
What is Lennie was accused of assaulting a woman?
*Double Jeopardy* Worth 300- How did Lennie and George leave the town of Weed?
What does Candy hope for as he gets older?
What is to join George and Lennie on their dream farm?
*Double Jeopardy* Worth 300- Why would George and Lennie let Candy join their dream?
How does the relationship between George and Lennie differ from other characters in the story?
The imaginary bunny that Lennie sees tells him that George will hurt him and lock him up. Who first gave Lennie those ideas?
Crooks
What character represents wisdom and a sense of reality among the others?
Who is Slim?
What is the climax of the story?
What is when Lennie kills Curley's wife?
How is the American Dream depicted in the story?
What is unattainable for many characters?
What type of building serves as the main living quarters for the ranch workers?
What is a bunkhouse?
What did Candy tell George after his dog was shot?
What is "I should've shot that dog myself"
*Double Jeopardy* How does this lesson apply to George's life?
Who told Lennie to jump in the water causing Lennie to almost drown?
Who is George Milton?
How does the story end?
What is George shoots Lennie to save him from a worse fate?
Explain TWO reasons why Crooks will not pursue his dreams.
2. Racism- He's black and is not afforded the same opportunities as the other men- being blamed for things not his fault, being isolated in the bunkhouse, etc.
3. He's crippled so he's more permanently stuck on the farm and can't move around trying to make his fortune
Where does Crooks sleep?
What is the harness room/ the room attached to the barn?
An allusion is a reference to something famous outside the story. This can be a reference to a book, movie, song, historical event, etc. What allusion was made in chapter 1 when Lennie and George are in the clearing by the river and near the brush?
What is an allusion to the snake in the bible?
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Who or what is the snake foreshadowing in the novel that shows up later?