Characters
Conflict/Characters
Plot Points
Historical Information
Key Facts
100

He promised Aunt Clara that he would take care of Lennie

Who is George

100

Carlson convinces Candy to let him shoot Candy's dog (answer will be in _____ versus _______ format)

What is Man vs. Man

100

When Lennie and George get the farm, they get a job doing what?

Bucking barley

100

The story takes place in what state?

What is California

100

He wrote Of Mice and Men

Who is John Steinbeck

200

The stable buck who lives by himself.

Who is Crooks

200

Stablebuck is lonely because he isn't invited to hang out with the other ranchers

What is Man vs. Society

200

The reason why George and Lennie were late to their first day of work on the farm.

The bus driver let them off too far away.

200
What is the time period of the novel?
What is the 1930s
200

The story is told from what point of view?

What is third person

300

The one who wanted to be a movie star.

Who is Curley's wife

300
He takes care of the horses
Who is Crooks or Stablebuck
300

When Curley's wife asked Lennie what happened to Curley's hand, Lennie and Candy let her think that...

That a machine hurt his hand.

300
In 1929 this major event occurs, leading many to financial crisis
What is the stock market crash
300

Who is the only character without a name?

Who is Curley's wife

400

The man whose hand was crushed by Lennie.

Who is Curley

400
He is a leader, someone the other ranchers look up to
Who is Slim
400

Lennie started traveling and working with George when...

Aunt Clara died

400
In the midwest these storms made farming and daily activity dangerous
What is the dust bowl/dust storm
400

If Lennie got in trouble, he was told to....

Hide in the brush by the river.

500
The one with great feelings for others; George confided in him about Lennie's experience in Weed

Who is Slim

500
He has a bad arm, which keeps him from doing the same work as the other ranchers
Who is Candy
500

How is the killing of Candy's dog similar to the death of Lennie?

They would have both had to suffer if they went on living.

500

The 1930s era is also referred to as the "_____________"

What is the "The Great Depression"

500

What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George?

What is Lennie can tend the rabbits