What town are George and Lennie fleeing when the story opens?
Weed
100
He traveled with and cared for Lennie.
Who is George
100
Who discovered Curley's dead wife?
Candy
100
What is theme?
Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a literary work.
100
What year was "Of Mice and Men" first published?
1937
200
In what state does the story take place?
California
200
The dimwitted, not so gentle giant.
Who is Lennie
200
What does Curley's wife offer to let Lennie touch?
Her hair
200
What are motifs?
Motifs are recurring structures, contrasts, and literary devices that can help to develop and inform the text’s major themes.
200
Who wrote "Of Mice and Men"?
John Steinbeck
300
What is George and Lennie's dream for the future?
To own their own farm
300
The boss' son. An ex-boxer who definitely has a Napoleon complex.
Who is Curley
300
Who shoots Candy's dog?
Carlson
300
What are symbols?
Symbols are objects, characters, figures, and colors used to represent abstract ideas or concepts.
300
What does Curley put in his glove?
Vaseline
400
Where does Lennie go after killing Curley's wife?
He goes to the safe spot in the grove, just like George told him to.
400
Black stable-hand who was given his name due to his physical appearance.
Who is Crooks (He had a crooked back)
400
Lennie petting the dead mouse and accidentally killing the puppy are examples of what?
Foreshadowing
400
What is foreshadowing?
A method used to build suspense by providing hints of what is to come
400
What point of view is the story narrated in?
Third-person
500
Curley's wife wished she had pursued a career as what?
A movie star
500
Lennie's aunt who cared for him until the time of her death.
Who is Aunt Clara
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!!!!!
What does Lennie do to injure Curley? What does Curley tell the rest of the men about what happened?
Lennie crushes Curley's hand. Curley tells the rest of the ranch-hands that his hand got caught in a machine.
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY!!!
What is an antagonist? Who was the antagonist of the story?
A person or force which opposes the protagonist in a literary work. Curley
500
He truly understands the relationship between George and Lennie. He also is the only one who really knows that George killed Lenny out of mercy, not as self-defense.