Of Mice and Men Whole Book Questions and Answers 100% Pass

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Of Mice and Men Whole Book Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the story's setting? ✔✔The story's setting is in California in the 1930s. What is the plot of the story? ✔✔Two migrant wor... kers who travel together to different farms. Lennie is big and has a slight mental disorder. George is small and intelligent. George feels his life would be much easier if he did not have to care for Lennie. Lennie is always getting the two into trouble and they had to run from their last job because Lennie couldn't let go of a pretty dress on a girl who cried for help. Describe George Milton. ✔✔Small, intelligent, short-tempered but a loving and devoted friend, complains that taking care of Lennie makes his life much harder, terse and impatient at times, but he never strays from his primary purpose of protecting Lennie. Describe Lennie Small. ✔✔Simply put, he loves to pet soft things, is blindly devoted to George and their vision of the farm, and possesses incredible physical strength. He is big and has a mental disability. Describe Candy. ✔✔Old handyman, only one useful hand, has an old dog, has some money from his accident Describe Curley. ✔✔Boss's son. Becomes increasingly meaner throughout story. Argumentative and insecure. Describe Curley's wife. ✔✔Considered a troublemaker, temptress. She doesn't like her life. Preys on other peoples weaknesses like Lennie, Candy, and Crooks. Describe Crooks. ✔✔lively, sharp witted, black stable buck, has crooked back, lonely, mistreated, negative, bitter, wants to join men on their "dream" farm. What is the conflict of the story? ✔✔The conflict of this story is that Lennie is always getting him and George into trouble. What do nearly all of the characters, including George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife, admit, at one time or another? ✔✔At one time or another almost all of the characters including George, Lennie, Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife have admitted to having a profound sense of loneliness and isolation. Each desires the comfort of a friend, but will settle for the attentive ear of a stranger. The characters are rendered helpless by their isolation, and yet, even at their weakest, they seek to destroy those who are even weaker than they. What do almost all of the characters in this story dream about? ✔✔Almost all of the characters of this story dream about having a different life. How does George characterize women? ✔✔He sees them as troublemakers and no good. They tempt men to act in ways that they wouldn't normally act. What does the "dream" farm symbolize? ✔✔The "dream" farm symbolizes a free and idyllic life. It represents the possibility of freedom, self-reliance, and protection from the cruelties of the world. What does Lennie's puppy symbolize? ✔✔Lennie's puppy is one of several symbols that represent the victory of the strong over the weak. Even when a person doesn't mean to, because of their strength(any kind) they can hurt or kill another person or another person's dream. What does Candy's dog represent? ✔✔Candy's dog represents the fate awaiting anyone who has outlived his or her purpose. What is the name of the town from which George and Lennie are fleeing when the story opens? ✔✔The town from which George and Lennie are fleeing when the story opens is called Weed What excites Lennie most about his dream life with George? ✔✔Tending to the rabbits is what excites Lennie most about his dream life with George. Why is Candy unable to imagine getting rid of his old dog? ✔✔Candy is unable to imagine getting rid of his old dog because he has had him since he was a puppy. Why does Carlson insist on shooting Candy's dog? ✔✔Carlson insists on shooting Candy's dog because Carlson believes the dog is too old and smelly to be of any use. Who discovers Curley's dead wife? ✔✔Candy What does Curley wear to set himself apart from the other men? ✔✔High-heeled boots Who cared for Lennie before George? ✔✔Lennie's Aunt Clara What does Curley's wife offer to let Lennie touch? ✔✔Her hair To whom does Candy look for advice before allowing Carlson to shoot his dog? ✔✔Slim How does Steinbeck foreshadow the death of Curley's wife? ✔✔He opens the chapter in which she dies with Lennie petting his dead puppy. How did Crooks get his name? ✔✔He has a crooked back. Before George meets Lennie in the woods in the final scene, whose gun does he take? ✔✔Carlson's What does George say to Lennie before shooting him? ✔✔He tells Lennie the story of their farm and that he is not mad at him. When Lennie drops down next to the pool of water as the story opens, what is George's advice to him? ✔✔He tells him not to drink too much water to avoid getting sick. Who is the only man to understand the bond between Lennie and George? ✔✔None of the men understand their bond, but Slim seems most empathetic at the end. Carlson is the least empathetic. After killing Curley's wife, what does Lennie imagine appears that helps the reader see what Lennie is thinking and feeling? ✔✔Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit Whom do Lennie and George agree to let live on their farm? ✔✔Candy, because he has the money to fund it. Disappointed with her life, Curley's wife wonders where she would be if she had followed her dreams and become what? ✔✔A movie star/actress What is likely the reason that Steinbeck doesn't give Curley's wife a name? ✔✔To reflect the attitude society had towards women at the time [Show More]

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