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An old swamper with one hand; he wants a little piece of the American Dream.
Who is Candy?
"Why do you got to get killed? You ain't so little as mice. I didn't bounce you hard."
Who is Lennie Small?
The shooting of Candy's dog foreshadows...
What is Lennie's fate?
George and Lennie consider themselves different from other ranch hands for this reason.
What Lennie does after killing Curley's wife.
An aloof, isolated figure who reads books but also longs for companionship.
Who is Crooks?
"Come on, George. Me an' you'll go an' get a drink. You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me."
Who is Slim?
What type of literary device is 'squawk'?
What is onomatopoeia?
Two reasons George dislikes Curley.
What are Curley picks fights with bigger men and Curley brags about wearing a glove with Vaseline?
What Slim does after the others find George sitting beside Lennie's body.
What is he tries to console George by reminding him he did the right thing?
Steinbeck describes as, "...small, and quick, dark of face with restless eyes and sharp, strong features"
"When they can me here I wisht somebody'd shoot me. But they won't do nothing like that. I won't have no place to go, an' I can't get no more jobs."
Who is Candy?
The rabbits symbolize this for Lennie.
What is Lennie and George's hope for a better future?
Candy endures an internal conflict when...
What is he has to decide whether or not to let Carlson shoot his dog?
"On the sandbanks the rabbits set as quietly as little grey, sculptured stones. A water snake slipped along on the pool, its head held up like a little periscope."
These two lines both contain an example of...
What is a simile?
Steinbeck describes as, "a huge man, shapeless of face, with large pale eyes, and wide sloping shoulders"
Who is Lennie Small?
Who is Curley's wife?
The type of conflict at the end when George shoots Lennie in the back of the head.
What is internal conflict (man vs. self)?
Lennie crushes Curley's hand because Curley...
What is begins to beat Lennie with his fist?
When Curley sees the body of his wife, he...
Steinbeck describes as, "he moved with majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen. He was a jerkline skinner, the prince of the ranch...His authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be politics or love"
Who is Slim?
"A guy needs somebody-to be near him...A guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody. Don't make no difference who the guy is, long's he's with you."
Who is Crooks?
"The old man was reassured. He had drawn a derogatory statement from George. He felt safe now, and he spoke confidently." This proves that the novella is told in which point of view?
What is third-person omniscient?
One way that Curley's wife can relate to George and Lennie.
What is she also had a dream?
The novels ends with dramatic irony when...
the reader knows George has the Luger, but Lennie does not?