Plot
Characters
Symbols and Foreshadowing
Book Facts & The Author
Themes
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
The death of Candy's dog is direct foreshadowing of what?
The death of Lennie
100
This man is the author of the novella Of Mice and Men
Who is John Steinbeck?
100
Crooks expresses this theme when he describes his life at the ranch where he spends most of his time in his room.
What is loneliness?
200
Lennie kills this animal, which foreshadows his later killing.
What is the puppy? (Mouse is also an acceptable answer ... you get the idea, he kills small furry things ... and apparently, adult women)
200
This ill-tempered character wears a glove of vaseline on his hand and high-heeled boots.
Who is Curley?
200
What does the dead mouse symbolize?
Lennie's dangerous side.
200
What is a novella?
A story longer than a short story but shorter than a novel.
200
This theme is evident through the relationship between George and Lennie, but also between George and Slim.
What is friendship?
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 tells Lennie that George may never return.
Who is Crooks?
300
What does the dead puppy at the beginning of Section 5 foreshadow?
The death of Curley's wife.
300
Of Mice and Men is set in this decade
What is 1930's?
300
Lennie describes his own version of this theme when he dreams about the ranch and having a place of his own.
What is the American Dream?
400
Carlson thinks that Lennie took this from him when it was George who used this to kill Lennie.
What is a luger?
400
The old swamper.
Who is Candy?
400
What does this quote foreshadow? "I oughta shot that dog myself, George."
George shooting Lennie so he would not have to suffer.
400
What types of people did Steinbeck mostly write about? (Think socioeconomic status)
Common people (middle class or poor)
400
Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife all play into this theme:
What is loneliness?
500
This persons murder is the climax of the story.
Who is Curley's wife?
500
This character is the only one who is never given an actual name in the entire novella.
Who is Curley's wife?
500
What does Curley's glove symbolize?
His insecurity.
500
What is the name of the story for which Steinbeck is perhaps most famous?
The Grapes of Wrath
500
George embodies this theme by taking care of Lennie.
What is self-sacrifice?
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