Characters
This character likes to touch soft things and has an obsession with rabbits
Who is Lennie Small
This is where the play takes place (location)?
What is Salinas, California?
This character said "I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you."
Who is Lennie
This is what George says to Lennie before shooting him.
What is telling him the story of their dream farm/land?
Lennie is often compared to what throughout the play?
What are animals, Candy's dog?
This character is often short-tempered, but he is a very loyal friend.
Who is George?
Of Mice and Men takes place in this significant era.
What is the Great Depression or the Dust Bowl?
This character said "I coulda been in the movies and had nice clothes."
Who is Curley's Wife
According to ranch hands, this happened to Curley's hand.
What is it got caught in machinery?
This symbol represents the possibility of freedom, self-reliance, and protection from the cruelties of the world.
What is the dream farm?
This person is accidentally killed by Lennie.
Who is Curley's wife?
This is the name of the people like George and Lennie who had to leave their homes and travel to find work on ranches or plantations.
What are migrant farmers.
This character said "But you get used to goin' around with a guy an' you can't get rid of him."
Who is George
Why does George Candy join him and Lennie in their farm dream?
What is "he is providing most of the money" or "he will be handy to have around"?
The dead mouse, puppy, and Curley's Wife represent what symbol?
What is Lennie's superior strength?
This character is segregated from the other workers' living quarters.
Who is Crooks?
This when a group of people kills someone for an "offense" with no legal trial.
What is lynching?
This character said "I tell ya a guy gets to lonely an' he gets sick."
Who is Crooks
This is the reason that Curley's Wife says made her leave home.
What is that her old lady stole her letters (or because she couldn't make anything of herself at home)?
All of the characters have something they want to achieve but haven't had the opportunity to do so. What theme does this idea relate to?
What is the American Dream?
This character shoots Candy's dog because he doesn't want to smell it in the bunkhouse anymore
Who is Carlson?
This town is the town that George and Lennie escaped from
What is Weed
This character said "But you jus' tell an' try to get this guy canned and we'll tell ever'body, an' then will you get the laugh."
Who is Slim
What is Lennie's Aunt Clara died?
Crooks represents this theme due to his extreme isolation.
What is loneliness?