Plot
Lennie and George had to leave their last job because Lennie did this.
What is touch a girl's dress and not let go?
This person cared for Lennie before George did.
Who is Aunt Clara?
This is the place that Lennie and George are coming from in the beginning of the novel.
What is Weed?
This man is the author of the novella Of Mice and Men.
Who is John Steinbeck?
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?
Lennie has killed this type of animal several times.
What is a mouse?
This character wears a glove of Vaseline on his hand and high-heeled boots.
Who is Curley?
Lennie's size and his last name are an example of this type of literary element.
What is irony?
The book takes place m 1937, during this time period, where people found it hard to make a living.
What is The Great Depression?
This theme is evident through the relationship between George and Lennie, but also between George and Slim.
What is friendship?
After Lennie crushes Curley's hand the men lie and say it was crushed by this.
What is a machine?
This character is known for his exceptional horse shoe playing skills and also tells Lennie that George may never return.
Who is Crooks?
This is where George tells Lennie to go to if he every gets in trouble.
What is the brush?
Of Mice and Men is set in this state.
What is California?
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?
Carlson thinks that Lennie took this type of gun from him when it was really George who took it to kill Lennie.
What is a luger?
This character hopes to join in George and Lennie's dream.
Who is Candy?
Candy's dog's death serves as this type of literary element to Lennie's death.
What is foreshadowing?
Of Mice and Men was first written in this format.
What is a play?
George and Carlson both enact this theme through the act of killing.
What is mercy?
This person's murder is the climax of the story.
Who is Curley's wife?
This character is the only one who is never given an actual name in the entire novella.
Who is Curley's wife?
This is the river described in the novella.
What is the Salinas River?
The author of the novella Of Mice and Men was better known from writing this popular novel.
What is The Grapes of Wrath?
George embodies this theme by taking care of Lennie.
What is sacrifice?