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what is rape ?
George tells slim that Lennie was accused of this, which is the reason they had to leave Weed.
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Who is Aunt Clara ?
This person cared for Lennie before George did.
100
What is loneliness ?
Crooks describes his life at the ranch where he spends most of his time in his room.
100
Who is John Steinback ?
This man is the author of the novella Of Mice and Men
100
What is weed ?
This is the place Lennie and George leave at the beginning of the novel.
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What is a mouse ?
Lennie kills this animal, which foreshadows his later killing.
200
Who is Curley ?
This character wears a glove of vaseline on his hand and high-heeled boots.
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What is friendship ?
relationship between George and Lennie, but also between George and Slim.
200
What is 1937 ?
The book was published in this year.
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What is Irony
Lennie's size and his last name are an example of this type of literary element.
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what is a machine ?
After Lennie crushes Curley's hand, the men lie and say it was crushed by this.
300
Who is Crooks ?
This character is known for his horse shoe playing skills and also tells Lennie that George may never return.
300
What is an American Dream ?
Lennie describes his own version of this theme when he dreams about the ranch and having a place of his own.
300
What is 1930s ?
Of Mice and Men is set in this decade
300
What is the Brush ?
This is where George tells Lennie to go if he ever gets in trouble.
400
What is a luger ?
Carlson thinks that Lennie took this from him when it was George who used this to kill Lennie.
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Who is Candy ?
This character hopes to join in George and Lennie's dream.
400
What is the Grapes of Wrath ?
The author of the novella Of Mice and Men was better known for writing this popular novel.
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What is Self-Sacrifice ?
George embodies this theme by taking care of Lennie.
500
Who is Curley's Wife ?
This persons murder is the climax of the story.
500
Who is Curkey's Wife ?
This character is the only one who is never given an actual name in the entire novella.
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Who are George, Candy, and Crooks
What is the characters that knew about Lennie's dream.
500
What is mercy ?
George and Carlson both enact this theme through the act of killing.