| A | B |
|---|
| River with little pond where Lennie waits for George. | Salinas |
| Town near ranch where Lennie and George are working | Soledad |
| Place where Lennie had gotten into trouble for wanting to touch a girl’s dress | Weeds |
| George’s last name | Milton |
| Man who finally talks Candy into having his dog shot | Carlson |
| Person who finds the body of Curley’s wife | Candy |
| Person who offers to lend George and Lennie considerable money for being a part of their dreams | Candy |
| Owner of place where on Saturday night George goes for a drink with the ranch hands | Suzy |
| Usually the best person with horseshoes | Crooks |
| the man who had the ranch hands look at a magazine where a former ranch hand had written a letter | Whit |
| where Lennie and George were born | Auburn |
| woman who gave Lennie a home while he was young | Clara |
| Lennie’s last name | Small |
| Woman who was killed by Lennie | Curley’s wife |
| the prince of the ranch and the wisest man | Slim |
| Lennie’s name (Leonard) means | strong as a lion |
| George’s name means ______. | means shepherd, or one who watches over others |
| Lennie contends that if he would live along, he would live | in a cave |
| The story takes place in | California |
| The story takes place during what era? | 1930-1940; the Depression |
| Lennie picked up a dead ____and wanted to keep it in his pocket. | mouse |
| The condition of Candy’s dog resembles the condition of | Candy |
| Slim gave Lennie a ____. | puppy |
| Who had the finances to support the dream of George and Lennie? | Candy |
| Which person did not share Lennie’s dream of owning a farm and raising animals? | Slim |
| Carlson killed____. | Candy's dog |
| The man who got in the finals of the Golden Gloves was ___. | Curley |
| If anyone asked Curley what happened to him, he was to say that | he got his hand caught in a machine |
| What did Lennie do to Curley? | he crushed his hand |
| On Sunday, while some of the hands pitch horseshoes, | Lennie plays with his pup. |
| Candy realizes that the dream is ruined when he sees | Curley's wife's body;George stealing Carlson's Luger;the dead pup; |
| Lennie tries to hide the fact that | he likes velvet |
| Whit tells George about | the letter to the editor in the magazine |
| What did Lennie do to Curley? | he crushed his hand |
| Curley's wife is made to appear less heroic and kind when she threatens to | endanger Curley’s life |
| In the barn, Curley's wife let Lennie feel her | hair |
| Lennie got scared when Curley's wife ____. | screamed |
| It was ____who found Curley's wife in the hay. | Candy |
| The person who killed Lennie was | George |
| Curley continually pops his head in the bunk house. He always asked the same question. What was the question? | "Any you guys seen my wife?" |
| Both times when the book has a scene set up at the peaceful river pond where Lennie and George camp on the first night of the story, the arrival of people scare away a | rabbit |
| Lennie’s feeling for mice and rabbits, as the title and the theme of the book indicates, is symbolic of | the love men should have for their brother-man |
| The theme of the book has to do with man’s | loneliness |
| Read over the following passage and answer the questions that follow.What does this incident (image of the snake and the heron) foreshadow? | It foreshadows the death of Lennie |
| Why is the water snake similar to Lennie? Like Lennie, the water snake | is defenseless;will be overpowered by a greater force;is innocent and helpless |
| Mood and tone pervade the novel according to what is being portrayed at the time. When George and Lennie visit the stream on the first page, life is _________. When George finds Lennie there at the end of the novel, nature is not so peaceful, as a _______. | nature is quiet and peaceful. a heron swallows a snake |
| What is the theme of the novel? | The novel is about dreams and disillusionment. All men have dreams, but few have dreams that come true. This is a novel about loneliness and frustration |
| symbolizes the power structure who takes advantage of and crushes dreams; he represents the landowners | Curley |
| symbolizes the shepherd (God) who watches over the poor people | George |
| symbolizes the inarticulate masses of people on this earth | Lennie |
| symbolizes the helpless handicapped of society | Candy |
| Symbolizes the men who lead the masses | Slim |
| What does it symbolize when George kills Lennie? | When George kills Lennie, he is exercising his free will. He has made a decision. In killing Lennie, George grows and matures. Lennie does not understand what he has done wrong. He only knows after George has told him. |
| Where does the title of the novel come from? | a poem by Robert Burns |
| True/False George has no feeling for Lennie except he wants his paycheck when he is paid. | False |
| True/False While George is in town, Crooks scares Lennie by claiming that George is going to take Lennie's puppy away. | False |
| The author of this novel is | John Steinbeck |
| List four other works by Steinbeck | Tortilla Flat, The Grapes of Wrath, Cannery Row, East of Eden, The Pearl |
| What was the American Dream for Lennie and George? | owning property and living their own lives |
| What is George’s dream (beyond that of the farm)? | If he didn’t have Lennie, he could do what he wanted and spend his money as he wished |
