Of Mice and Men

Characters

100

George confided in him about Lennie's experience in Weed.

Slim

200

The son of the boss of the ranch

Curley

300

Who did Lennie accidentally kill?

Curley's wife

400

The man whose hand was crushed by Lennie

Curley

500

The one who shoots an old dog

Carlson

Characters

100

The stable helper on the ranch who does not get to hang around anyone else

Crooks

200

The man who is crippled by a crooked back

Crooks

300

He is mentally delayed and doesn't know his own strength

Lennie

400

They want a home where they belong, can be free, and can’t be kicked off of.

George, Lennie, and Candy

500

Curley’s wife is different than all of the other important characters in the novel, because… (it’s not because she is a woman!)

She is the only with no name.

Of Mice and Men

100

What job do George and Lenny do when they go to the ranch?

Buck Barley/farm

200

The setting of the story is in what state?

California

300

After talking to Slim, George promised Lenny he would....

Ask for a up for Lennie

400

Lennie started traveling and working with George when 

When his aunt Clara died

500

In both the first and last chapters of the book...

The setting is the same, George tells Lennie about the dream, and Lennie is running away from trouble

Of Mice and Men 2

100

Why does Lennie get upset when he visits Crooks?

Crooks asks him what he would do if George was killed and never came back.

200

What is the external conflict in Of Mice and Men?

George vs. the intolerant, rascist society in the 1930s.

300

One characteristic common to all characters is 

Loneliness

400

George let Candy join him and Lennie in their dream farm. Why?

Candy said he would leave them his share in his will, Candy offered to contribute money to buy the farm, he would be useful to have around?

500

One similarity between the killing of the dog and the killing of Lennie is that they both

Spent their lives together/ were killed to put them out of their misery

Of Mice and Men 3

100

Lennie killed his pup by 

Touching it too hard

200

What is the internal conflict in Of Mice and Men?

George struggles with taking care of Lennie and keeping him safe while also keeping their jobs and staying out of trouble.

300

Lennie killed Curley's wife because

He got scared when she started to scream

400

George's killing of Lennie can BEST be compared to

Lennie's killing of Curley's wife

500

What is the theme of of Mice and Men?

Friendship

Loneliness

Loss of dreams

The American Dream

Sacrifice