Of Mice and Men

Question 1

What is the setting of Of Mice and Men?

Answer 1

Great Depression (1930s), ranch near Salinas Valley in California

Question 2

Describe George in Of Mice and Men:

Answer 2

small, sharp, and quick-witted; best friends with Lennie, takes care of him; dreams of having a farm

Question 3

Describe Lennie in Of Mice and Men:

Answer 3

physically strong but mentally challenged; dreams of owning a piece of land and living independently with George, raising rabbits and living off “the fatta the lan’.”

Question 4

Describe Candy in Of Mice and Men:

Answer 4

an old swamper with one hand

Question 5

Describe Curley in Of Mice and Men:

Answer 5

the boss’s aggressive son

Question 6

Describe Slim in Of Mice and Men:

Answer 6

a respected mule driver; friends with George

Question 7

Describe Crooks in Of Mice and Men:

Answer 7

Black stable hand who lives in isolation

Question 8

Describe the plot of Of Mice and Men:

Answer 8

George and Lennie escape from Weed, and go to a new ranch to work.

As they work on the ranch, tensions rise. Lennie’s strength and lack of understanding often get him into trouble. He accidentally kills a puppy, and later, while talking with Curley’s wife, he unintentionally kills her when she lets him stroke her hair and he panics when she screams.

After her death, Lennie flees to a predetermined hiding spot near the river. The other men discover what happened and form a lynch mob. George finds Lennie first and, in a heartbreaking moment, tells Lennie about their dream one last time before mercifully shooting him to spare him from a more brutal death at the hands of the mob.

Question 9

Describe Carlson in Of Mice and Men:

Answer 9

Kills Candy’s dog