Characters
Characters/Places
Plot
Plot/Quotes
Quotes
100
the old swamper
Who is Candy
100
foreman; reasonable; befriends George and Lennie
Who is Slim
100
George says he could do this if he lived alone.
What is drink, go to cat houses, have a steady job, and own his own farm
100
the deaths of these two animals set a grim tone that foreshadows Lennie's death
What are Candy's dog and Slim's puppies
100
Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land
Who is Crooks
200
the stable man
Who is Crooks
200
kills Lennie
Who is George
200
Lennie and George are different from the other guys who work on ranches
What is why Lennie and George look out for each other and are like family
200
I don't like this place, George. It ain't no good. I wanna get outta here.
Who is Lennie
200
You guys comin in and settin made me forget. What she says is true
Who is Crooks
300
mentally slow, physically strong
Who is Lennie
300
ill-tempered boss' son
Who is Curley
300
Slim had these and Lennie wants one
What is a puppy
300
This ole dog jus suffers hisself all the time. If you was to take him out and shoot him right in the back o the head (he leaned over and pointed) right there, why he'd never know what hit em.
Who is Carlson
300
For a moment he seemed bewildered. Then he whispered in fright, "I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing."
Who is Lennie
400
kills Candy's dog
Who is Carlson
400
the place George and Lennie ran from before the novel begins
Where is Weed
400
the reason Lennie and Curley got into a fight
What is Curley thought Lennie was laughing at him
400
She's gunna make a mess. they's gunna be a bad mess about her. She's jail bait all set on the trigger.
Who is George
400
what are we gunna do now George? What we gunna do now?
Who is Lennie
500
is killed by Lennie
Who is Curley's wife
500
the river George tells Lennie to hide near if he is in trouble; important river to the author, John Steinbeck
What is the Salinas River
500
the feeling George has when he sees Curley's wife's dead body
What is shocked, disappointed
500
I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn'ta ought to let no stranger shoot my dog.
Who is Candy
500
Never you mind. A guy got to sometimes.
Who is Slim