Characters
The main character who is large and strong.
The 1930s.
What decade is the book set in?
A mouse and a puppy.
What are two things Lennie likes to pet?
When George and Lennie are camping out by the river.
What is exposition?
When Curley and Lennie fight.
What is man vs. man?
The main character whose last name is Milton.
Who is George?
California
What state is the book set in?
Where does George go at the end of the book?
The death of Candy's dog.
What is foreshadowing?
George and Lennie wanting to get a farm.
What is man vs. world/society?
He believes men never get to achieve their dreams.
Who is Crooks?
Bucking barley.
What kind of work is done on the ranch?
What does George shoot Lennie with?
Right before George kills Lennie.
George getting irritated with Lennie.
What is man vs. man?
The little guy who decides to beat up Lennie.
Who is Curley?
Where do the men play cards?
Bedbugs, lice, roaches.
What is George worried about at the beginning of the book when they first arrive at the ranch?
When Lennie and Curley fight.
What is rising action?
The people of Weed running George and Lennie out of town.
What is man vs. society?
These characters end up dead at the end of the book.
Who are Curley's wife and Lennie?
The barn.
Where does Lennie kill Curley's wife?
She's lonely and wants to talk.
Why does Curley's wife hang around the men?
Third person.
What is the POV the story is told from?
Lennie when he kills the puppy and then Curley's wife.