Characters 1
Characters 2
Vocabulary 1
Vocabulary 2
The Farm
100
Large, strong, but not smart man.
Who is Lennie?
100
Small man that takes care of another man throughout the story.
Who is George?
100
To walk heavily.
What is to tramp?
100
A quick drink of something, usually whiskey.
What is a slug?
100
The house where all the workers sleep.
What is the Bunkhouse?
200
He meets with George and Lennie about working on the farm. Not happy that they are late to his farm.
Who is the boss?
200
The bosses son. Wears a glove of vaseline on his left hand.
Who is Curley?
200
Full of color or spots.
What is Mottled?
200
Sticks and brush on the ground.
What is Debris?
200
Very smelly and drives Carlson crazy.
What is Candy's old dog?
300
The character who is the reason why Curley wears a glove full of vaseline.
Who is Curley's wife?
300
This character helps George and Lennie get acquainted with their new bunk house.
Who is Candy?
300
To go against something.
What is defensively?
300
A cry from an animal.
What is Bleated?
300
The town that George and Lennie ran away from.
What is Weed?
400
This character wears a large Stetson hat, is tall and skinny. Very well liked on the farm.
Who is Slim?
400
This character is the "jerkline skinner"
Who is Slim?
400
Workers, usually on a farm.
What are Hands?
400
Something lying down, usually a person.
What is Recumbent?
400
The name of the river that George and Lennie hide beside at the very beginning of the book.
What is the Salinas river?
500
This character feels that Slim should give one of his pups to Candy to replace Candy's old dog.
Who is Carlson?
500
His last name is Small.
Who is Lennie?
500
To mock or ridicule.
What is Derision?
500
To connect two or more things.
What is Juncture?
500
George and Lennie's job on the farm.
What is to buck barley?
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