Vocabulary
Characters
Elements of the Novel
John Steinbeck
Misc.
100
Yammered
What is whined or complained
100
Large man with mental deficiencies
Who is Lennie
100
Plot
What is the series of events that make up a story
100
The Grapes of Wrath and Of Mice & Men
What is two of Steinbeck's novels
100
Try to make guesses as to what may happen next in the story.
What is prediction
200
Derogatory
What is belittling; disparaging
200
Picks a fight with Lennie
Who is Curley
200
The main idea behind a literary work
What is theme
200
Fourteen years old
What is the age Steinbeck decided to become a writer
200
Break down the most important information, details, or events of the chapter.
What is summarize
300
Swamper
What is a handyman or maintenance person
300
"Tart"
Who is Curley's wife
300
The perspective from which the story is told
What is point of view
300
28
What is the number of novels written by Steinbeck
300
Think about why you are reading the story.
What is reflect
400
Twisted or bent out of shape
What is contorted
400
Called Curley's wife a "tart"
Who is the old swamper
400
Setting
What is the time and place, or where and when the action occurs
400
Carol, Gwendolyn, and Elaine
Who are Steinbeck's three wives
400
A conversation between two or more characters, distinguished by the use of quotation marks.
What is dialogue
500
Uneasy or fearful
What is apprehensive
500
Gives Lennie a puppy
Who is Slim
500
The turning point of the story
What is climax
500
1962 award
What is the Nobel Peace Prize for Literature
500
Descriptive narration
What is narrative form
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