Of Mice and Men

Question 1

George

Answer 1

Vigilant

• Always taking care of and looking out for Lennie
• “Lennie- you was gonna make you sick”
• Looks out for Lennie- house was both of their dreams

Question 2

Candy

Answer 2

Wise

• Always wise, knew things and such
• “Old man… whiskers”- shows he thought deeply
• Dog- he and the dogs were parallel characters. Both old and handicapped and Candy’s besty. Candy is afraid he will become like the dog

Question 3

Lennie

Answer 3

Naive

• Innocent, child-like, unsophisticated
• “A large man… paws” shows he was very soft
• “Lennie dipped..” Child-like and innocent and easily amused
• “Drink out of a gutter..”- shows innocent and childlike and he doesn’t know any better
• Symbol of rabbit- his dream and innocence

Question 4

Curley’s wife

Answer 4

Lonely and flirty
“If he aint i guess…“Playful and flirty
“She had full rouged lips” lookas good to talk to the guys and get rid of loneliness
Lipstick and mirror symbol: she is self-centered and wants to look good. She is trouble

Question 5

Crooks

Answer 5

• Lonely bc he is the only blackman and ppl leave him alone to sleep in the barn.
• has crooked back]
• wants to be on ranch so he doesnt get discriminated
• Loneliness alienation
• rascism and discrimination
• disabilities and misfit

Question 6

The Boss

Answer 6

• rascism and discrimination

Question 7

Rascism/Discrimination

Answer 7

• Crooks being discriminated against bc of his color

- Curley’s wife not being bad talked bc of her gender

Question 8

Disabilities/misfit

Answer 8

• Lennie’s mental
• Crooks back
• Candy’s arm/hand and age
• Dog

Question 9

American dream

Answer 9

Crook’s/Candy/George/Lennies dream to live on their farm

Question 10

Loneliness/alienation

Answer 10

• Crooks

- Curleys wife

Question 11

Friendshi[/loyalty

Answer 11

• Slim

- Lennie and George

Question 12

Setting

Answer 12

1960s

rural area

Question 13

Foreshadowing

Answer 13

-Killing of puppy and wife

Question 14

Theme

Answer 14

Loneliness and friendship

Question 15

Similie

Answer 15

Comparisons for like and as

Question 16

Characterization

Answer 16

George- faithful, vigilant

Lennie- innocent, dumb

Question 17

Personification

Answer 17

Giving an object or animal human traits

Question 18

Irony

Answer 18

(overall), when the opposite of what you would expect happens. Dramatic- audience knows something the characters do not
Verbal- sarcasm
Situational- characters know something the other character does not

Question 19

Mood

Answer 19

What you feel about the story

Question 20

Tone

Answer 20

What the author feels about the story

Question 21

Indolently

Answer 21

idle;lazy “Rainsford, reclining on a steamer chair, puffed indolently on his favorite brier