Background
Characters
Farm Livin'
Conflicts
The American Dream
100
John Steinbeck
Who is the author of Of Mice and Men?
100
A "scrappy," jealous, possessive boxer with the "little man" complex.
Who is Curley?
100
The town that Lennie and George fled.
What is Weed?
100
Lennie has a stange infatuation with these.
What are mice, rabbits, soft, furry things.
100
The idealistic dream that George and Lennie share.
What is living off the fat of the land!
200
The time period in which the novel takes place.
What is the Great Depression?
200
The black stable boy who is not allowed in the bunkhouse.
Who is Crooks?
200
When George unroller his bindle, these things came out and revealed this about the lifestyle of the migrant worker.
What is a razor, bar of soap, a comb, a bottle of pills. The migrant worker must pack lightly because they could leave at any moment.
200
This is the kind of "hot water" Lennie keeps George in. (Identify and cite an example)
What is acting impulsively in situations when he doesn't know what to do. Group must give an example.
200
The presence of Curley's wife and Susy's girls in the flophouse reminds the reader of this.
What is the corrupting power of women.
300
Lennie and George's "profession"
What are migrant workers?
300
The "Prince" of the farm with slick black hair and an inviting tone.
Who is Slim?
300
The man who engages George in conversation and "swamps" the bunkhouses.
Who is Candy?
300
The conflict beween Curley and Slim that results in Lennie crushing Curley's hand.
What is Curley's wife giving Slim "the eye" and invoking jealousy and paranoia in her husband.
300
These are ways the characters are disempowered on the farm and in society.
What are race, age, gender, class, and physical/mental handicaps.
400
The year Of Mice and Men was first published
What is 1937?
400
The flirty tart who corrupts the men on the farm.
Who Curley's wife?
400
The wardrobe of the workers on the farm.
What is a black (Stetson) hat, jeans, and denim coat?
400
Foreshadowing is presented through these events.
What is the shooting of Candy's dog, George telling Lennie where to return to if they get into trouble, Lennie accidently crushing the mice. Lennie's infatuation with soft things.
400
These two actions reveal that the weak, small, and handicapped are not worthy of preservation.
What are the shooting of Candy's old dog and Slim's drowning of his 4 pups.
500
The book's central theme as it relates to our unit of study.
What is the Impossibility of the American Dream and man's responsibilty to man.
500
Three qualities that describe George and three qualities that describe Lennie.
What are large,dumb, and impulsive. What are small, quick, and practical?
500
Label and identify the chain of command on the farm.
What is the boss, Curley, Slim, workers, Crooks and Candy.
500
The boss and Curley wear these to separate themselves from the workers on the farm.
What are heeled boots?
500
These three examples represent man's responsibility to man in some way.
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