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Themes
100
George tells Slim that Lennie was accused of this, which is the reason they had to leave Weed.
What is rape?
100
This person cared for Lennie before George did.
Who is Aunt Clara?
100
This is the place that Lennie and George leave in the beginning of the novel.
What is Weed?
100
This man is the author of the novella Of Mice and Men
Who is John Steinbeck?
100
Crooks expresses this theme when he describes his life at the ranch where he spends most of his time in his room.
What is loneliness?
200
Lennie kills this animal, which foreshadows his later killing.
What is a mouse?
200
This character wears a glove of vaseline on his hand and high-heeled boots.
Who is Curley?
200
Lennie's size and his last name are an example of this type of literary element.
What is irony?
200
This is the city John Steinbeck grew up in.
What is Salinas?
200
This theme is evident through the relationship between George and Lennie, but also between George and Slim.
What is friendship?
300
After Lennie crushes Curley's hand, the men lie and say it was crushed by this.
What is a machine?
300
This character is known for his exceptional horse shoe playing skills and also tells Lennie that George may never return.
Who is Crooks?
300
This is where George tells Lennie to go if he ever gets in trouble.
What is the brush?
300
Of Mice and Men is set in this decade.
What is 1920s or 30's?
300
Lennie describes his own version of this theme when he dreams about the ranch and having a place of his own.
What is the American Dream?
400
Carlson thinks that Lennie took this from him when it was George who used this to kill Lennie.
What is a luger?
400
This character is old and hopes to join in George and Lennie's dream.
Who is Candy?
400
Candy's dog's death serves as this type of literary element to Lennie's death.
What is foreshadowing?
400
George and Lennie were examples of this type of worker, who traveled around finding jobs.
What are migrant workers?
400
Curley's wife and Crooks both represent this theme, caused because they are different from the others on the ranch.
What is alienation?
500
This persons murder is the climax of the story.
Who is George?
500
This character wanted to go into movies, but was never received the letter.
Who is Curley's wife?
500
This is the river described in the novella.
What is the Salinas River?
500
The title of the book comes from a poem by this author.
Who is Robert Burns?
500
The killing of Lennie and Candy's dog raises the question of right and wrong- which is this theme in the novel.
What is morality?