The reason Lennie and George had to leave Weed, California.
Lennie was accused of rape after touching a woman's dress.
100
Character who says "Baloney! What do you think you're selling me?" when Lennie says Curley's hand is messed up because he got it caught in a machine.
Curley's wife
100
The character who wants to stay on the ranch because they need the money to realize their dream, even though he knows there will be a conflict with Curley.
George
100
The time period in which the novel takes place
The Great Depression, 1930s
100
One theme of the novel is friendship. Name one thing that George could have done to still be a good friend to Lennie and to avoid shooting him.
Ran away again; shot Curley (There are a few answers to this question).
200
Who is trustworthy and kind; George confides in him about the reason they had to leave Weed, California.
Slim
200
Character who tells Lennie that if George doesn't come back for him, Lennie will go to the "booby hatch."
Crooks
BONUS POINTS!
Explain why Crooks is an outsider.
200
After George shoots Lennie, he talks to ____________ and ____________ about what he's done.
Slim & Carlson
200
The town the ranch is in
Soledad, California, USA
200
Use one word or phrase to describe how women and shown to be in the novel.
Flirts, people who get in the way of mens' dreams, troublemakers.
300
What Crook's tells Lennie that makes Lennie freak out.
That George might have taken all of their money into town and won't come back for Lennie
300
Character who's dog had puppies, who shoots Candy's dog and who owns a Luger pistol.
Carlson
300
Where Lennie kills Curley's wife.
In the barn with the puppies.
300
Where Lennie runs to after he kills Curley's wife
The river under the sycamores.
300
What do George and Lennie want?
Their own farm, to "live on the fatta the lan'!"
400
Who shoots Lennie?
George :( :( :(
400
The character who says "You hadda, George. I swear you hadda" after he finds out that George shot Lennie.
Slim
BONUS POINTS!
Name the character who worked at the Bunkhouse before George and Lennie, and who supposedly kept his bed area clean.
400
What does Curley want?
Control, dominance -- these stem from insecurities from his marriage
400
Where do all the outsiders gather?
Crooks' room
BONUS POINT!!
Name at least one item in Crooks' room
400
What the novel tells the reader about friendship (think about George's conflicts at the beginning and the end of the novel).
Sometimes you have to sacrifice and do things you don't want to do to truly care for the people who are the most important to you.
BONUS POINTS!!
Fix this sentence and explain the changes you make:
Of Mice and Men is a book that's so very unique.
500
What does Candy want?
To retain a purpose in life by continuing to work.
500
Explain the narrative function of Whit and Carlson.
They characterize the time & place. They show us what is considered normal behavior and what are average characteristic traits for these types of people. Their "normalcy" illuminates the unique features of the other characters by contrast. They're the crowd that supplies social capital for Slim's and Curley's tug-of-war for alpha male dominance.
500
What is the book's comment on the American Dream? Is it a matrix of opportunity of a function of deprivation? Explain your answer.
Infinite possible explanations! The wonderful nature of literature!
BONUS POINTS!!
What makes this story an American story?
500
What town "up North" did George and Lennie work before coming to the Bunkhouse in Soledad?
Weed
BONUS POINTS!!
Identify a moment of foreshadowing that we experience within the first two chapters of the book.
500
Name the author we are reading next
Clue: The Baltimore Ravens are named after one of his works.
Edgar Allen Poe
BONUS POINTS!!
Name the author of "The Balloon"