Characters
George confided in him about Lennie's experience in Weed.
Slim
What job do George and Lenny do when they go to the ranch?
Buck Barley/farm
The reason Curley picks the fight with Lennie in the bunkhouse
Lennie was smiling and Curley thought he was laughing at him.
The color of the puppy Lennie asks for
Brown and white
These were the two hallucinations that Lennie had at the end of the novel.
A giant rabbit and Aunt Clara
The son of the boss of the ranch
Curley
The setting of the story is in what state?
California
George told Slim that when he and Lennie were younger, George would
Play tricks on Lennie but he was too dumb to realize it
Where the guys have gone and left Lennie and Candy back at the Ranch
They've gone into town. They went to a bar with women.
The author of Of Mice and Men. DON'T CHEAT
John Steinbeck
The man whose hand was crushed by Lennie
Curley
After talking to Slim, George promised Lenny he would give him what?
One of Slim's pups for Lennie
One characteristic common to all characters is
Loneliness
Lennie got accused of rape because of what?
He got scared when he touched a girl's dress, and she started to scream.
The name of the river that is the setting of the first and last chapter of the novel
Salinas River
The color associated with Curley's wife
Red
Lennie started traveling and working with George when
When Aunt Clara died
The reason George let Candy join him and Lennie in their dream farm.
Candy said he would leave them his share in his will, and offered to contribute money/labor to buy the farm.
Curley's wife threatens to do what to Crooks if he says anything to the boss
Get Crooks hung up by a tree / lynched
Curley's "profession"
a boxer
The person that gave Lennie mice when he was younger
Aunt Clara
The place where George tells Lennie to go back to if he gets in any trouble at the ranch.
The spot (clearing) by the river at the beginning of the book. The brush.
When Curley's wife asked Lennie what happened to Curley's hand, Lennie and Candy let her think that
He got his hand caught in a machine
The name of the town/ranch that Lennie and George ran from
Weed
One difference between the book and the movie
answers will vary
This farmhand is the one who kills Candy's dog
Carlson
Which character represents age discrimination?
Candy
Who represents the authority on the ranch but is a very minor character
The Boss
How does George distract Lennie at the River before he kills him?
George tells him about "Their Dream" of the little farm
The reason why the land George wants to buy is being sold for cheap.
the wife in the couple needs surgery