Characters
George confided in him about Lennie's experience in Weed.
Slim
The old swamper
Candy
What job do George and Lenny do when they go to the ranch?
Haul bags of barley
One similarity between the killing of the dog and the killing of Lennie is that they both ...
What is would have had to suffer if they went on living?
What happened to Lennie's pup?
He hit it.
Why can't Curley be fired from the ranch?
He is the boss's son
The son of the boss of the ranch
Curley
The stable buck
Crooks
The state in which the story is set.
California
George told Lennie to do this when he was younger
Jump in the river
While Curley's wife was in the barn with Lennie, most of the other men were outside doing what?
Playing horse shoes?
In which period of American History is the novel set?
The Great Depression
Whom did Lenny accidentally kill?
Curley's wife
He doesn't know his own strength
Lennie
After talking to Slim, George promised Lennie he would ask if Lennie could have ...
a puppy
One characteristic common to all characters is that each of them is ...
lonely
Lennie killed Curley's wife because
He got scared when she started to scream (he was holding her hair too tight.
What food does Lennie want with his beans?
Ketchup
The man whose hand was crushed by Lennie
Curley
He wishes he could settle down and not have to go from farm to farm. He also takes care of Lennie.
George
What was the name of Lennie's aunt who died?
Aunt Clara
The reason George let Candy join him and Lennie in their dream farm.
Candy offered to contribute money to buy the farm.
George's killing of Lennie can BEST be compared to what other incident in the novel?
Carlson killing Candy's dog
True or False? Steinbeck won the Pulitzer Price for "Of Mice and Men".
False. He won it for "Grapes of Wrath".
He shoots an old dog
Carlson
They kill his dog and he wants to work on George and Lenny's farm.
Candy
What is the setting in both the first and last chapters of the book?
The clearing by the river
He caught it in a machine
What type of gun does George take from Carlson's bag?
A luger
Name the river that is mentioned at the start and the end of the novel.
Salinas River