Themes
Which of the following is NOT a theme in Of Mice and Men?
Loneliness
Friendship
Beauty
What is beauty?
Who is Lennie?
Who is the leader in George and Lennie's friendship?
Who is George?
Name the literary device used below.
(Hint: This is the one you use a lot!)
" 'I could get along so easy and so nice if I didn't have you on my tail.'"
What is dialogue?
Who is most likely to beat someone up on purpose?
Who is Curley?
What theme does this quote represent?
“Hardly none of the guys ever travel together. I hardly never seen two guys travel together…”
What is friendship?
A man who is missing a hand.
Who is Candy?
What is George and Lennie's dream?
What is to own their own piece of land?
Name the literary device used below.
Lennie covered his face with huge paws and bleated with terror.
What is metaphor?
Who is most likely to touch a carpet because of its softness?
Who is Lennie?
What theme does the character of Candy and Candy's dog show?
What is ableism?
A character who sleeps in the harness room by himself.
Who is Crooks?
Why did Carlson shoot Candy's dog in the back of the head?
What is mercy killing?
Name the literary device used in the quote below
The next minute Curley was flopping like a fish on a line.
What is simile?
Who is most likely to audition for a Broadway musical?
Who is Curley's Wife?
Which character demonstrates the theme of loneliness?
Who is Crooks?
Who is Curley's Wife?
Who is Candy?
The prince of the ranch.
Who is Slim?
How did Curley's hand get crushed?
What is Lennie crushing his hand?
Name the literary device used in the quote below.
Hint: NOT dialogue
"'We could live offa the fatta the land.'"
What is motif?
Who is Crooks?
What theme does the following quote BEST prove?
‘Someday-we’re gonna get the jack together and we’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres and an’ a cow and some pigs and—-’
‘An’ live off the fatta the land,’
What is The American Dream?
A character who is called by someone else's name.
Who is Curley's Wife?
Who took Carlson's gun?
Who is George?
What Literary Device is being used in the quote below?
The water is warm too, for it has slipped twinkling over the yellow sands in the sunlight before reaching the narrow pool.
What is imagery?
Who would be most likely to be elected president?
Who is Slim?