Slim
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History
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In which chapter does George meet Slim for the first time ?
Chapter 2
100
How does Candy make George and Lennie's dream more real ?
- Because he has 300 dollars that he is willing to share to buy the house
100
Why don't George and Lennie stay longer once they get a job ?
They have to flee because Lennie did something wrong
100
In which State does OMAM take place?
California
100
Who is considered to be the best UK Prime Minister ?
Churchill (of course! )
200
What is Slim's position in the hierarchy of the ranch ?
He's at the top
200
Why is Candy so attached to George and Lennie's dream ?
He is lonely, and is looking for a family
200
Link work to another theme
Drems : work makes it look possible
200
What is the brush where George and Lennie get to in chapter 1 compared to by the author ?
Paradise
200
Who wrote Get Back in 1969 ?
The Beatles !!!!
300
Who is Slim's opposite ?
Curley
300
How does Candy and his dog's relationship mirror George and Lennie's ?
- the dog doesn't bring anything to Candy, just like Lennie doesn't to George
-they all share unconditional love
- the dog dies, just like Lennie, under pressure from the others (#foreshadowing)
300
Which character is work personnified into ?
Slim
300
In chapter 1, how does Steinbeck describe the relation between men and nature ?
The men trouble nature (George and Lennie come in)
300
Which UK Prime Minister served longer in the XXth century longer ?
Margaret Thatcher
400
What is Slim compared to throughout OMAM?
Please give a quote to support your answer
For this question, books are allowed
Jesus / God-like figure
400
What aspect of the twenties does Candy show?
The precarious situation of handicapped people
400
Why is Candy scared that he will be thrown out and what does this show about work on ranches ?
He has to remain useful : when he won't be able to swipe anymore, he'll get fired. This shows the precarious situation ranch workers live in.
400
What do the different living spaces on the ranch show of the America in the beginning of the XXth century ?
-social division: workers and boss separated
-racism (Crooks is left apart)
400
Name this Prime Minister:
Anthony Eden
500
What is implied about Slim at the end of the novella ?
Slim replaces Lennie as George's companion
500
What aspect of the twenties does Candy show?
The precarious situation of handicapped people
500
Why must the characters work only on ranches?
-no education
-nowhere else to go (Great depression)
500
What does the use of explosives to describe the ranch on page 19 show?
The tension on the ranch
500
Name the Russian playwriter, author of Ivanov
Anton Tchekhov