Plot
Characters
Literary Elements & Setting
Book Facts & The Author
Freytag's Pyramid
100
George tells slim that Lennie was accused of this, which is the reason they had to leave Weed.
What is rape?
100
This person cared for Lennie before George did.
Who is Aunt Clara?
100
What is the setting of the story?
1) 1930's 2) Central California, Salinas, Soledad.
100
This man is the author of the novella Of Mice and Men
Who is John Steinbeck?
100
George and Lennie are checking out their beds in the bunkhouse.
Exposition.
200
What three types of animals is Lennie particularly interested in? Why?
What is mice, puppies and rabbits?
200
This character wears a glove of vaseline on his hand and high-heeled boots.
Who is Curley?
200
What type of workers were George and Lennie?
Migrant Workers
200
What types of discrimination was the book attempting to highlight?
Racism, sexism, discrimination against disabled people
200
Curley accuses Slim of messing with his wife in the barn.
Rising Action.
300
After Lennie crushes Curley's hand, the men lie and say it was crushed by this.
What is a machine?
300
This character is known for his exceptional horse shoe playing skills and also takes care of the horses.
Who is Crooks?
300
What is one theme from Of Mice and Men?
Loyalty of Friendship American Dream Hardship of the Minority (disabled, poor, person of color)
300
Where was John Steinbeck raised?
Salinas, California
300
Curley attacks Lennie and Lennie crushes Curley's hand.
Climax (Chapters 1-3)
400
What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets in trouble?
Go back to the place where they camped and hide in the brush until George comes to get him.
400
This character hopes to join in George and Lennie's dream.
Who is Candy?
400
When George says "you don't know your own strength" to Lennie, what event does that foreshadow in Chapter 3?
When Lennie crushes Curley's hand.
400
What severe weather event happened in Oklahoma in the 1930's that forced a flood of workers/families into California?
The Dust Bowl.
400
Curley agrees to lie and say that his hand was caught in a machine.
Falling Action.
500
After George and Lennie make plans with Candy to buy the ranch, what does Candy say that he regrets?
Candy regrets letting a stranger kill his dog, says that he should've done it himself.
500
This character is the only one who is never given an actual name in the entire novella (Chapters 1-3).
Who is Curley's wife?
500
This is the river described in the novella.
What is the Salinas River?
500
What was going on in the US economy during the writing of this novel?
The Great Depression.
500
George tells Lennie that the fight wasn't his fault and that he will still get to "tend the rabbits"
Resolution
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