Characters
A huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, and wide, sloping shoulders.
Lennie
Which part of the plot diagram is the following moment: Lennie kills Curley’s wife.
Climax
What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets into trouble?
Hide in the brush until George finds him.
Which two characters would be considered the protagonist?
George and Lennie
Steinbeck knew a lot about migrant farm workers because...
He had worked alongside migrant workers in some of his jobs
Who says this: "I get lonely... You can talk to people, but I can't talk to nobody but Curley. Else he gets mad."
Curley's Wife
Which part of the plot diagram is the following moment: George shoots Lennie.
Resolution
Why does George no longer play jokes on Lennie?
Lennie almost drowned because he listened to George
Which scene best foreshadows Lennie’s death?
the scene when Candy’s dog is shot
Which event drove many midwesterners to come to California?
The Dust Bowl
Who says this: "I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn't ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog."
Candy
Which part of the plot diagram is the following moment: Lennie and Curley get into a fight.
Rising Action
After his dog is killed, what does Candy regret?
He regrets not shooting the dog himself
Most of the first two pages of the book employs this literary term:
Imagery
What was the main result of this event in California?
Farm owners were flooded with too many people needing jobs
The "prince of the ranch" who moves with a majesty only achieved by royalty and master craftsmen.
Slim
Which part of the plot diagram is the following moment: The men from the ranch are chasing Lennie.
Falling action
What do we learn about Curley’s Wife?
She had dreams of becoming an actress
When they first arrive at the bunkhouse, George goes over to inspect his bed. Steinbeck then writes: “Immediately Lennie got up and did the same”. The fact that we learn something about Lennie’s personality through his action here is an example of:
Indirect characterization
Where did John Steinbeck grow up?
Central (Salinas) California
Insisted that Candy’s dog deserved to be put out of his misery because the dog was old and smelly.
Which part of the plot diagram is the following moment: Lennie and George lost their previous jobs in a city called Weed.
Exposition
Why do you think that Crooks changes his mind about joining in on the ranch dream after George comes back?
He realizes that George and Candy will always treat him poorly
An example of situational irony (when something happens that is the opposite of what is expected) would be:
a. When George shoots Lennie
b. When Lennie breaks the neck of Curley’s wife
c. When Curley tries to pick on Lennie when they first meet
d. When George secures a puppy for Lennie
a. When George shoots Lennie
Which years were most of Steinbeck's novels published?
1930s-1940s