Lennie, Lennie, Lennie
Can I get some Ranch with that, please?
Who said it?
Boys will be boys
Random facts you should know
100

What unusual thing does Lennie have in his pocket in the beginning of Chapter 1?

A dead mouse

100

What does George tell Lennie to do if something goes wrong at the Ranch?

Lennie should return to the clearing and wait for George.

100

"If I was alone I could live so easy. I could get a job an' not have no mess."

George

100

What handicap does Candy have?

He is missing a hand.

100

John Steinbeck, the author of Of Mice and Men, was from which state?

California 

200

Which animal does Lennie hope to tend to when he and George get their farm?

Rabbits

200

Which Ranch worker wants to work on the farm with George and Lennie? What does he offer to contribute?

Candy

Money

200

"We could live offa the fatta the lan'."

Lennie

200

Who shot Candy's dog?

Carlson

200

Of Mice and Men takes place in what time period?

The Great Depression

1930s

300

How does Lennie feel after he breaks Curley's hand?

Lennie is upset because he didn't want to fight Curley and says he didn't want to hurt him.

300

How are George and Lennie different from a typical ranch worker in the story?

They travel together and they have each other

300

Tell about what we're gonna have in the garden and about the rabbits in the cages and about the rain in winter and the stoves, and how thick the cream is on the milk you can hardly cut."

Lennie

300

Why was Slim the most respected man on the ranch?

- Skilled Skinner

-Natureal Leader

- "Prince of the Ranch"

300

What is the name of the town in which George and Lennie arrive at the beginning of the book?

Soledad

400

Which is a reason to characterize Lennie as a sympathetic character?

He isn't aware of his own strength

400

What lie does George tell the ranch boss about why he and Lennie travel together? 

He says that they are cousins and that he takes care of Lennie because he was kicked in the head by a horse when he was younger.

400

"But you just' tell an' try to get this guy canned and we'll tell ever'body, an' then will you get the laugh."

Slim

400

Why did Curley fight with Lennie?

Curley thought that Lennie was laughing/ smiling at him.

400

What does the name "Lennie" mean?

What does the name "George" mean?


Lennie- Lion strength

George- farmer/ earth worker

500

In his younger years, George was mean to Lennie. What event caused him to change his mind?

George told Lennie to jump into a river even though Lennie couldn't swim. When George pulled Lennie out of the water, Lennie thanked him for saving his life.

500

What game does George seem to play the most?

Solitare

500

"Guys like us, that work on ranche, are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don't belong no place. They come to a ranch an' work up a stake, and the first thing you know they're poundin' their tail on some other ranch. They ain't got nothing to look ahead to."

George

500

Who is the character that gets his name from his crooked back?

Crooks

500

Why is Curley's wife referred to as "Curley's wife and not by an actual name?

- Reflects how she is not valued as a person

- Her character demonstrates the negative attitude towards women that may have been held by men such as ranch workers at the time