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Background Information
To A Mouse
100
Lennie
Doesn't know his own strength, tall, innocent...
100
What is George and Lennie's Dream?
To live on a farm and tend to rabbits
100
Who is the author of the book?
John Steinbeck
100
Define the American Dream
A dream that all Americans believed in...a promise of success...jobs, wealth, education, a home.
100
Who are the two characters in the poem?
Farmer, mouse
200
George
Leader, short, restless eyes, quick temper...
200
Who shot Candy's dog?
Carlson
200
What is the setting of the book? (Think specific events in time)
1930's, Soledad, CA. The Great Depression, The American Dustbowl...
200
What event in the 1930's promised success on a farm but left farmers homes filled with dust?
The American Dustbowl
200
What happened to the mouse in the poem?
His home is destroyed
300
Candy
Disabled, missing hand, had a dog, had money for the farm...
300
Where does George tell Lennie to hide incase something goes wrong at the ranch?
In the brush
300
What is prejudice? Where is prejudice seen in the book?
Judging someone. Lennie, Crooks, Curley's Wife, Candy...
300
What event in the 1930's left thousands of Americans unemployed and homeless?
The Great Depression
300
What is the farmer doing for the mouse in the poem?
Comforting/consoling the mouse
400
Crooks
What is Only black man on the farm, crooked back (kicked by a horse), lives in the barn with animals...
400
What do we learn about Curley's Wife?
She wanted to be an actress, she doesn't like Curley...
400
Name two themes from the book and what they represent
Friendship, Loneliness, Dreams, Prejudice
400
What is the term for people who move from job to job during the 1930's?
Migrant Workers
400
What does "the best laid schemes" mean?
Dreams, plans
500
Curley's Wife
What is Lonely, wears flashy outfits and makeup, tries to socialize with everyone, wanted to be an actress...
500
What does George do at the end of the book and why did he have to do it?
He kills Lennie. If he didn't the other men would torture Lennie.
500
Name two symbols from the book and what they represent.
Curley's Wife, Candy, Crooks, Lennie, Curley, Puppy, The farm, rabbits...
500
What caused The Great Depression?
Stock Market Crash
500
What are the two major connections between the poem To A Mouse and the book Of Mice and Men
George=Farmer, Lennie=mouse. "The best laid schemes of mice and men often go askew"