Characters
George confided in him about Lennie's experience in Weed.
Slim
The stablebuck on the ranch who does not get to hang around anyone else
Crooks
What job do George and Lenny do when they go to the ranch?
Buck Barley/farm
The reason Curley picks the fight with Lennie in the bunkhouse
Lennie was smiling and Curley thought he was laughing at him
A way that suggests something bad is going to happen
Ominously
Deliberately cruel
Vicious
The feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless
Contempt
The son of the boss of the ranch
Curley
He is mentally delayed and doesn't know his own strength
Lennie
The setting of the story is in what state?
California
George told Slim that when he and Lennie were younger, George would
He played on Lennie but he was too dumb to realize it
Very Tremendous or strong
Overwhelming
Easily annoyed or made angry
Irritable
Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.
What is Scoff
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
After talking to Slim, George promised Lenny he would....
Ask for a pup for Lennie
One characteristic common to all characters is
Loneliness
Move in a slow and heavy way
Lumbered
Bent and twisted
Contorted
Look thoughtfully for a long time at or think about
What is Contemplate
The man who reads 'pulp magazines' and plays solitaire
Whit
The character who is the 'Prince of the Ranch' because he is attractive and charismatic and is a good listener.
Slim
Lennie started traveling and working with George when
When his aunt Clara died
The reason George let Candy join him and Lennie in their dream farm.
Candy said he would leave them his share in his will, Candy offered to contribute money to buy the farm, he would be useful to have around?
Swamp
Slough
anger over something that is unfair
Indignation
Conscientiously or obediently fulfilling one’s duty
Dutifully
The person that gave Lennie mice when he was younger
Aunt Clara
The character whose dog is shot
Candy
The place where George tells Lennie to go back to if he gets in any trouble at the ranch.
The spot by the river at the beginning of the book.
Because Candy's wife is "Anonymous" she is then an
Archetype
Severe mental or physical pain or suffering
Anguished
Bad tempered and angry
Sullen
In a rough or blunt way; abruptly:
What is Brusquely
Which character represents the everyman, the normal, average person found everywhere who is neither exceptional nor terrible? Symbolizes the difficulty of getting through life.
George
The novella's only anonymous character
Curley's wife / The Boss
What town is near the ranch Lennie and George go to?
Where is Salinas.
Who represents the authority on the ranch but is a very peripheral character
The Boss
appease the anger or anxiety of someone
Mollified
Sounding sad and mournful.
What is Plantively
Feeling or expressing contempt
Scornful
What plot form is Of Mice and Men said to have?
What is a circular plot?
The Bindlestiffs in Of Mice and Men are now called what?
The Homeless / hobos
"Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me; I lift my lamp beside the golden door." which is written on the base of the Statue of Liberty signifies what for Americans?
What is the American Dream?
Where did thousands of people make their way west to escape from their farmlands in the Midwest that were failing due to drought?
Where is California?
In a very unhappy and annoyed way
Morosely
Experiencing or expressing severe mental or physical pain or suffering.
What is Anguished
Wild or distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion
Frantic