Lennie
Side Characters
Literary Devices
Steinbeck
100

This is what Lennie wants to tend to if he and George start a farm.

What are Rabbits?

100

The old man who tries to join George and Lennie in starting a farm.

Who is Candy

100

This represents the idea of freedom.

What is George and Lennies dream farm?

100

The state in which a majority of Steinbeck's novels are set.

What is Calfornia

200

The first animal Lennie accidentally kills in the novel.

What are Mice?

200

The stablehand who sleeps in the barn, away from the others.

Who is Crooks

200

This represents Lennie's innocence in not noticing the dangers around him.

What is Lennie's puppy?

200

The birthplace of John Steinbeck.

Where is Salinas, CA?

300

The town Lennie and George were forced to leave before traveling to the ranch owned by Curley's father.

What is Weed?

300

The worker who puts Candy's dog down.

Who is Carlson?

300

Foreshadowing Curley's hand being crushed by Lennie.

What is Curley threatening Lennie right before the mention of his soft hand?

300

The award Steinbeck won for his writings.

What is the Nobel Prize?

400

This is the name of Lennie's Aunt.

Who is Aunt Clara?

400

The main antagonist 

Who is Curley?

400

Slim mentions the idea that anything too weak to survive needs to be put down. 

What is foreshadowing Lennie's death?

400

The fate of Steinbeck's original manuscript for "Of Mice and Men"

What is, his dog ate it?

500

The monthly wage for ranch workers

What is $50?

500

The reason the main characters left weed.

Who is the girl in the red dress?

500

This represents life after fulfilling purpose

What is Candy's Dog?

500

John Steinbeck served as a correspondent in what war? 

What is WWII

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