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100

George confided in him about Lennie's experience in Weed

Slim

100

This is why LENNIE is excited to have his own place

he will get to tend the rabbits

100

The author of the novel

John Steinbeck

100

The place where George tells Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble

the brush

100

The old swamper

Candy
200

The son of the boss of the ranch

Curley

200

This is where George and Lennie are going at the beginning of the story

to work on a ranch/farm

200

The decade the novel takes place

1930s

200

This is the animal that Lennie had in his pocket that George took from him

a dead mouse

200

He doesn't know his own strength

Lennie
300

The stable buck

Crooks

300

This is who took care of Lennie before George took care of him

Lennie's Aunt Clara

300

The event going on during the 1930s in the United States

The Great Depression

300

This is the reason Lennie and George got in trouble at their previous job

Lennie touched a woman's dress because it was soft

300

He wishes he could settle down and not have to go from farm to farm

George

400

Who did Lenny accidentally kill?

Curley's wife

400

This is the reason why Lennie and George are different from most migrant workers (the main reason)

They travel together; they also have a dream

400

Workers who travel from place to place looking for work

Migrant Workers

400

Although George gets ............. at Lennie when he forgets things, he.............for him deep down

mad, cares

400

Dresses fancy to show he's not a working man

Boss

500

He shoots an old dog

Carlson

500

Lennie killed Curley's wife because .......

He got scared when she started to scream

500

One common theme of this novel

Loneliness, strength v. weakness, the American dream

500

The state in which the story is set

California

500

Has a dream to become an actress

Curley's wife