Characters
Who says this: "I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog."
Who is Candy?
What part of the plot diagram is the following moment: Lennie kills Curley’s wife.
What is the climax?
What do we infer will happen to George after Lennie is dead?
He will become like every other migrant worker
Most of the first two pages of the book employs this literary term.
What is imagery?
Steinbeck knew a lot about migrant farm workers because...
He had worked alongside migrant workers in some of his jobs
A huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and wide, sloping shoulders.
Who is Lennie?
What part of the plot diagram is the following moment: George shoots Lennie.
What is the resolution.
Why did Lennie touch the woman he saw at his previous job in Weed?
He wanted to touch her soft dress.
The point of view of this novel
What is third person omniscient?
Where did John Steinbeck grow up?
What is Central California?
A "thin young man with a brown face, with brown eyes and a head of tightly curled hair." Wears a work glove on his left hand.
Who is Curley?
What part of the plot diagram is the following moment: The men from the ranch are chasing Lennie.
What is falling action?
What does Curley tell his wife happened to his hand?
He caught it in a machine
Which scene best foreshadows Lennie’s death?
Which event drove many midwesterners to come to California?
What is The Dust Bowl?
Who says this: "I get lonely... You can talk to people, but I can't talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad."
Who is Curley's Wife?
What part of the plot diagram is the following moment: Lennie and Curley get into a fight.
What is rising action?
What is Crook’s profession?
Stable-buck
Which character(s) from the novel is one of Steinbeck’s examples of people who are outcasts and do not fit in with society (man vs. society conflict)
Who is Crooks?
What was the main result of the migration to California during The Dust Bowl?
Farm owners were flooded with too many people needing jobs
The "prince of the ranch" who moves with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen.
Who is Slim?
What part of the plot diagram is the following moment: We learn that Lennie really likes mice, rabbits, and other soft things.
What is the exposition?
When Slim tells George, “Ain’t many guys travel around together”, what main theme of the novel is Slim commenting on?
The world is filled with many lonely people, even when they are not physically alone
What is the main antagonist of the story?
What is the sad plight of migrant farm workers?
Most of Steinbeck’s novels were published in what years?