The relationship between Lennie and George is like _____
a parent/child relationship
100
When George comes up with the plan to have Lennie go to the woods if he gets in trouble, it shows that his character is __________.
concerned for Lennie
100
Double Jeopardy: Dance crazy with no music.
What is wrong with the following sentence?
I couldn't figure out why other people cared so much, and the thought of putting something into my eye gave me the creep's.
Change creep's to creeps
100
Which type of irony is used when a person says one thing but means the opposite?
Verbal Irony
100
Example of what figurative language element?
I could hear the "Tweet! Tweet! of the birds outside my window this morning.
Onomatopoeia
200
What is George's attitude when Lennie keeps asking him to repeat the way it is between them?
Impatient
200
Double Jeopardy: Walk like a runway model in front of the classroom.
A theme explored in the play is _______.
being economically self-sufficient (able to support yourself financially)
200
What is wrong with the following sentence?
"I can get you into contacts" she insisted every time she saw me.
Insert a comma after contacts
200
Which type of irony is used when what actually happens is the opposite of what is expected?
Situational Irony
200
Example of what figurative language element?
The candy was killing my cavity.
Hyperbole
300
Double Jeopardy: Do an imitation of your favorite teacher.
How does George feel toward Lennie?
protective
300
What part of their dream life is Lennie most excited about?
getting to tend the rabbits
300
How should the following sentences be rewritten?
Finally, after having to repair my broken glasses following a particularly rough basketball game. I agreed to give contacts a try.
Insert a comma between game and I.
300
What type of irony is being used when the reader understands more about the events of a story than a character?
Dramatic Irony
300
Double Jeopardy: Talk about what you did over Christmas break using a British accent.
Example of which figurative language element?
My children were piranhas on Thanksgiving Day. It was like they'd never seen food before!
Metaphor
400
What shows Lennie's low self-esteem?
He says he will go live in a cave because George keeps getting upset with him.
400
The play explores its themes mostly through ________.
Dialogue
400
What change needs to be made in the following sentence?
We returned to the optometrist's office, and within an hour I had took those contacts out and put them back in three times.
Change took to taken
400
Double Jeopardy: Make up a short rap about someone in the room.
The following is an example of which type of figurative language?
I've told you a thousand times that I'm sorry.
Hyperbole
400
Example of which figurative language element?
In the horizon, I could see the sun smiling at me as it sank behind the hills.
Personification
500
George continues to tell Lennie he can "tend the rabbits" so that ___________.
he can manage Lennie's behvior
500
The way the characters talk shows that the play is set _______.
in an earlier era (time period)
500
What change needs to be made in the following sentence?
We were less then a mile from the doctor's office when I announced, "Mom, I want to go back and learn how to put the lenses in myself."
Change then to than
500
Example of what figurative language element?
My cousin's dance moves resemble a wounded kangaroo.
Metaphor
500
Example of which figurative language element?
When she told me she won the lottery, I thought she was pulling my leg.