Characters
Curley's wife admits to Lennie that this person isn't a "nice fella".
Who is Curley?
Lennie explains to this character about his puppy, "He was so little. I was jus' playin' with him."
Who is Curley's wife?
The place Lennie walks into because, "I seen your light."
Where is Crooks's room?
Intensity
What is power, strength?
The time of day George kills Lennie.
What is sunset?
The opportunity Curley's wife almost had when she was fifteen.
What is to be in the movies?
This character speaks to the dead woman, "I s'pose you're glad. Ever'body knowed you'd mess things up."
Who is Candy?
The place Candy is "sharpening his pencil and sharpening and figuring" according to Lennie.
What is the bunkhouse?
Hoosegow
In Lennie's imagination, this giant animal tells him, "You ain't fit to lick the boots of no rabbit."
What is a giant rabbit?
This character scares Lennie "just supposing'" that George might not come back from town.
Who is Crooks?
In Lennie's imagination, the character who tells him, "I dol' you, "Min' George because he's such a nice fella an' good to you.""
Who is Aunt Clara?
Crooks points out that he's not a "southern negro" -- he was born and raised in this state.
What is California?
Appraised
What is to set the value of?
Crooks tells Lennie that every man has always wanted this, and nobody ever gets it.
What is a little bit of land?
The three men who are in Crooks's room when Curley's wife comes in.
Who is Lennie, Crooks, and Candy?
He tells George, "You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me."
Who is Slim?
The place most of the other men have congregated at the same time Lennie accidentally kills Curley's wife.
What is outside the barn at the horseshoe pit?
Monotonous
What is boring?
What is the same thing over and over?
The day of the week most of the men are in a horseshoe tournament.
Character that Curley's wife jokingly calls "OK, Machine,"
Who is Lennie?
Man who satnd up to Curley's wife and tells her, "You ain't wanted here. We told you you ain't."
Who is Candy?
The place Lennie is proud about remembering to come to when he gets into trouble.
Scornfully
What is showing contempt or dislike?
The way Lennie tries to cover up his dead puppy.
What is using straw from the barn?
This character announces that Lennie stole his Luger. (Same person that shot Candy's dog)
Who is Carlson?
This character yells at George, "You stick with us so we don't think you had nothin' to do with this."
Who is Curley?
The place Slim predicts Lennie will end up if he isn't killed outright.
What is "in a cage"?
The Skinner has this job.
What is a mule driver?
Curley's wife married Curley the very same night as this.
When she met Curley at a dance?