Definitions
The definition of the term foreshadowing.
What are hints that appear early and throughout the story that give the reader clues as to what will happen later?
The place Lennie is told to go to if he ever gets in trouble.
What is the brush by the river?
This is why Lennie hiding in the brush until George can help him is ironic.
What is because George kills Lennie by the river?
This character is described in animal-like terms.
Who is Lennie?
This was a series of rampant dust storms that plagued 75% of the nation.
What is the Dust Bowl?
The definition of the term verbal irony.
What is a word or phrase with two different meanings?
What is saying one thing but meaning the opposite?
Provide the speaker and context behind this quote: "I outta of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t oughtta of let no stranger shoot my dog."
What is Candy after the guys decide Candy's dog is no longer of use.
This literary device is found when George tells Lennie to hide in the brush if he gets in trouble in Chapter One.
What is foreshadowing?
This character claims to have been able to be a successful Hollywood star.
Who is Curley's wife?
1933 was the height of this era with a 25% unemployment rate.
What was the Great Depression?
The definition of the term symbol.
What is an image, object, or idea that stands for or represents something else?
These three living things are killed by Lennie throughout the course of the novel.
What is a mouse, a puppy, and Curley's wife?
These are all the places represented in the circular plot structure of the novel, in chronological order.
(HINT: There is one for each chapter)
What is the river, the bunkhouse (at night), the bunkhouse (during the day), the harness room, the barn, and the river?
This character is a representation of 1930s ageism, including his pet.
Who is Candy?
This is why California was seen as an attractive place to live.
What is untouched farms, promising jobs, and/or clean environments.
The definition of the term theme.
What is the underlying message or idea an author is trying to convey to an audience?
George tells Lennie about their dream of buying a farm on their own land before making this decision.
What is shooting Lennie?
This literary device is found through the repeated use of the color red to represent danger.
What is symbolism?
This character was in charge of Lennie's care before George.
Who is Aunt Clara?
This was the surge of violent, racist actions in one year that ended with the lynching of 83 black men.
What was Red Summer?
What is a story in which the plot begins and ends in the same way, often returning to their starting point?
Lennie hallucinates this creature when fearing what George will think of him after killing Curley's wife.
What is a giant rabbit?
This is the name of the poem the title Of Mice and Men alludes to.
What is "To a Mouse" by Robert Burns?
This character offers to join George and Lennie's farm plan, but soon rescinds his offer.
Who is Crooks?
Who were the two presidents in office in the 1930s, when Of Mice and Men is set?
Who is Herbert Hoover and Franklin D. Roosevelt?