Characters
The two main characters of the novel
Who is Lennie and George?
This is the setting for the story
What is California?
What is Swamper?
The place George tells Lennie to go to if they get in trouble
What is the clearing by the riverside
the son of the boss on the ranch who is short and quick to anger
Who is Curly?
The place Lennie and George lived before the story
What is Weed, California
tiny parasitic insects that George suspects are on his bed
what is lice?
The reason George and Lennie got chased out of town
What is Lennie touched a girl's dress
The only women in the novel and is never given a name
Who is Curly's Wife
the historical decade this story takes place in
What is the great depression?
someone who is quick to anger or eager to argue
What is pugnacious
Carlson wants to do this to Candy's Dog
What is shooting the dog
the one handed swamper in the ranch
Who is Candy
The location that George and Lennie stay in on the farm
What is the bunkhouse?
A bag or blanked rolled up to carry stuff on the end of a stick; often seen in cartoons
What is a bindle?
The reason why the boss finds George and Lennie suspicious
What is that they are travelling together
The mule driver who everyone respects on the ranch; owned 9 puppies, drowned 4 of them
Who is Slim
where do we first meet George and Lennie?
What is the Salinas River
What is a aggricultural tool used to mix soil
Cultivator
The reason why Curly keeps a glove full of vaseline
What is to keep his hand smooth