Characters
George confided in him about Lennie's experience in Weed.
Slim
What is the genre of the movie?
Drama
What job do George and Lenny do when they go to the ranch?
Bucking barley?
When was the book first published?
1937
What is the antonym to the word synonym?
Antonym
The son of the boss of the ranch
Curley?
When was the movie released?
1992
The state in which the story is set.
California?
What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George?
He gets to tend to the rabbits.
Find a synonym for "corpulent"
obese, overweight, fat, heavy, chubby
Who did Lenny accidentally kill?
Curley's wife?
Who wrote the book?
John Steinbeck
After talking to Slim, George promised Lenny he would....
...ask for a pup for Lennie?
Why does Curley wear a Vaseline-filled glove on one hand?
He wants to keep his hand soft for his wife.
Antonym for "famished"
The man whose hand was crushed by Lennie
Curley?
In the beginning of the story, what kind of animal does Lennie keep accidentally killing?
Mice
What does it mean when the workers say that Curley's wife has "the eye"?
She was looking to men other than her husband for physical affirmation and satisfaction.
Who discovers Curley's dead wife?
Candy
Explain the meaning of the idiom: It takes two to tango"
David isn’t the only guilty one here! After all, it takes two to tango.
both parties involved in a situation or argument are equally responsible for it.
He shoots an old dog
Carlson?
Who plays Lennie Small in the movie?
John Malkovich
When did Lennie start traveling and working with George?
When his aunt Clara died
Explain the title of the book.
Steinbeck chose the title Of Mice and Men after reading a poem called “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns, in which the poet regrets accidentally destroying a mouse's nest.
Synonym for fugacious