Of Mice and Men study notes

Question 1

Who was the author of the book Of Mice and Men?

Answer 1

John Steinbeck

Question 2

When was it released?

Answer 2

1937

Question 3

Name the 2 main characters in the novel.

Answer 3

Lennie Small

George Milton

Question 4

Name all other relevant characters in the novella.

Answer 4

Slim, Curley, Curley’s wife, Crooks, Candy, The boss, Aunt Clara,

Question 5

Where and when is the book set in? What is the country suffering from at this time?

Answer 5

in California, in the 1930s on a ranch in a place called Soledad (a Spanish word meaning ‘solitude’). its events place the story against the backdrop of the Great Depression.

Question 6

Where did Lennie and George come from?

Answer 6

The town of Weed.

Question 7

What was the great depression?

Answer 7

The Great Depression was the worst economic downturn in US history. It began in 1929 and did not abate until the end of the 1930s. The stock market crash of October 1929 signalled the beginning of the Great Depression. By 1933, unemployment was at 25% and more than 5,000 banks had gone out of business.