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Who is the author Of Mice and Men
Who is: John Steinbeck
In which U.S. state is the novel set?
Which character is known for his strength but struggles to control it?
Who is: Lennie
What animal does lennie dream of tending on the farm?
What are: Rabbits
a bedroll or bundle of personal belongings
What is: Bindle
What does Lennie accidentally kill in the barn before the novel's climax?
During which decade does the story take place?
What is: the 1930's
Who is the old ranch worker who owns an aging dog?
Who is: Candy
What do George and Lennie dream of owning together?
What is: a farm
derogatory term used to describe a promiscuous woman
What is: Tart/Floody
What happens to curley's hand during his fight with lennie?
What is: Lennie crushes the bones in it.
Where do George and Lennie go to find work at the beginning of the novel?
Where is: A ranch near Soledad, California
Who is the bosses son, and confronts George and Lennie in the bunkhouse?
Who is: Curley
What does the dream farm symbolize for george, lennie, and candy?
What is: Independence, security, and a chance for a better life
a skilled driver of a team of draft animals
What is: skinner
Where does George find Lennie at the end of the novel?
Where is: At the brush by the Salinas River where they had camped earlier.
Why did George and Lennie have leave their previous job in Weed?
What is: Lennie grabbed a woman's dress because he wanted to feel its softness, frightening her, so the cops got involved.
What does candies old dog represent?
What is: aging, and the way society discards things no longer useful
What does candy offer to contribute to the dream farm?
What is: His savings and his labor
conveying meaning actions or a performance without using facial expressions
What is: pantomine
What important theme is shown through George and Lennie's friendship
What is: Companionship and Loneliness
What major historical event helps explain the poverty and traveling workers in the novel?
What is: The Great Depression
Whats the significance of the dead mouse lennie carries at the beginning?
It shows his want to touch soft things and his difficulty controlling his strength.
What kind of work do George and Lennie perform?
What is: they work as ranch hands doing manual labor
soothed calmed or appeased in temper or anxiety
What is: Mollified