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
Define "rouge"
a red powder or cream used as a cosmetic for coloring the cheeks or lips.
What happened to Lennie's pup?
He crushed 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 bullied Lennie and told him to do this when he was younger
Jump in the river
Why did George and Lennie leave the last farm they worked on?
Lennie was accused of rape; he wouldn't let go of a girl's dress because he wanted to feel it
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.
Who is the author of "Of Mice and Men"
John Steinbeck
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
Define "hoosegow"
cowboy prison
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