Of Mice And Men 1
Of Mice And Men 2
Of Mice And Men 3
Of Mice And Men 4
Of Mice And Men 5
Of Mice And Men 6
Literary Terms
Grab Bag
200

Why was Crooks not allowed to play cards in the bunk house? 

His race

200

What is the setting of the story? Where and when?

1930s California

200

Who is the "leader" of the ranch team

Slim

200
What character lacks empathy?

Carlson 

200

What  actually happened to Curley's hand? AND What was the lie? Need both answers

Lennie crushed it; Caught in a machine

200

What did George use to do Lennie when they were younger?

bully him, tease and beat him up

200

This is a technique that uses words and phrases to appeal to a reader's senses of sight, hearing, touch and smell. They help the reader visualize the scence.

Imagery

200

Clueless 

400

What town do George & Lennie escape from?

Weed

400

Why did Crooks' father forbid him to play with the white kids?

He was trying to protect him from possible danger.

400

What's the guys' favorite outside game to play?

Horseshoes

400

What did Curley's wife want to become before marrying Curley?

An actress/famous

400

Why is Candy considered a marganlized character? 2 reasons 

old and handicapped 

400

What does Curley's wife threaten to do to Crooks?

Hang him 

400

What is a figure of speech in which the poet describes an abstraction, a thing, or a nonhuman form as if it were a person?

Personification

400

What was the most Google searched song of 2024? Hint aritist intials are K.L

"Not Like Us"

600

What type of gun does Carlson use to shoot Candy's dog?

Luger

600

Why does Crooks not believe in Lennie's dream?

He's seen a lot of others fail

600

What does Crooks say can make a "guy sick?"

lonliness

600

What does George tell Lennie to do right before he shoots him

To think about the place they're going to buy

600

What game do the guys like to play inside the bunk

Cards

600

Where are the guys during ch 4 while the others meet in the barn?

Downtown

600

What is the difference between a topic and a theme statement?

A topic is usually one word and is the subject. A theme is the author's opinion about the topic. It is the message being portrayed.

600

Who is the gymnast that has one 11 Olympic medals?

Simone Biles 

800

What is the one thing Lennie is able to give George?

hope

800

Who was the first character to introduce himself/herself to George & Lennie?

Candy

800

What are 2 ways woman are portrayed in the book?

mother figure or sexual object 

800

How do the men describe Curleys wife? List at least 2 words

A tart, tramp, looloo, jailbait

800

Name one theme of the story

My decision 

800
Why was Candy sad when Curley's wife died?

His dream died too

800

How does a reader detemine the theme(s)? By making....

Inferences

800

Name every continent.

Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Antartica, Europe, Australia

1000

What is the name of the town where the ranch is in? 

Soledad

1000

Who gave Lennie his pup?

Slim

1000

Put the following characters in order from the most powerful to least powerful on the ranch.

Candy, Crooks, Curley, Lennnie, The Boss, Curley's Wife, Slim, George

The Boss, Curely, Slim, George, Candy, Curely's Wife, Crooks, Lennie

1000

What are 4 types of discrimination covered in OMM?

gender, age, disability, racial

1000

What are the 2 hallucinations Lennie has after escaping to the brush?

Aunt Clara and a giagantic rabbit

1000

What kind of medicine does Crooks use?

Liniment

1000

The shooting of Candy's dog is an example of this literary technquie.

foreshadowing

1000

How long is a US presidential and senator's term? Need to name both correctly.

4 and 6 years