Of Mice and Men Review

The structure of the novel most resembles a

Curley always carries a bull whip to show that he has more power than the regular working men.

Why does Carlson want to shoot Candy's dog?

Of Mice and Men was first published in 1937.

“Everybody wants a little piece of lan’. I read plenty of books out here..."

George and Lennie differ from other men because...

Lennie likes mustard on his beans.

Which of the following characters checks the dead body of Curley's wife for vital signs?

“You hadda, George. I swear, you hadda.”

Two main themes of the novel are predatory nature of humans and the loss of the American Dream.

George’s last name is Small.

Whit reads aloud a letter to the editor he wrote that was published in a Western magazine.

George is the first person to discover the dead body of Curley’s wife.

Of Mice and Men is set in which decade?

From whom does Candy seek advice before allowing Carlson to shoot his dog?

“We could live offa the fatta the lan’.”

Disappointed with her life, Curley's wife wonders where she would bee if she had become...

Both Crooks’ alarm clock and his single-barreled shotgun could be symbols of his loneliness.

Crooks was given $250 after his hand was mangled in a piece of farm equipment.

“What the hell you laughin’ at?”

George and Lennie spent a total of eight days on the ranch.

Before George meets Lennie in the woods, whose gun does he take?

Lennie is described as a terrier, a bull, a horse, and a bear.

“I ought to of shot that dog myself.”

How did Crooks get his name?

A “cathouse” is another term for “whorehouse” or “brothel.”

George tells Lennie that he’s sorry and he was never really mad at Lennie before shooting him.

In which state is the story set?

“A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody. Don’t make no difference who the guy is..."

“If I catch any one man, and he’s alone, I get along fine with him...".

In the power structure of the ranch, which character has the least amount of power?

Curley keeps Vaseline in one of his gloves to help soothe an old boxing injury.

Which literary technique is Steinbeck using when he tells us Lennie likes to pet soft things?

Lennie’s last name is Milton.

After killing Curley's wife, who appears to Lennie?