Of Mice and Men Quotes Characters

Question 1

Describe Crooks in 6 words

Answer 1

1. Proud and intelligent
2. Lonely and vulnerable
3. Bitter and cynical

Question 2

Give a quote about Crooks being a proud man

Answer 2

“Crooks was a proud aloof man. He kept his distance and demanded that others kept theirs”

Question 3

Give a quote about Crooks being intelligent

Answer 3

“a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California Civil code for 1905 and… a large pair of gold rimmed spectacles”

Question 4

Give a quote about Crooks being lonely

Answer 4

” A guy goes nuts if he ain’t got nobody”

Question 5

Give a quote about Crooks being vulnerable

Answer 5

“You know what I could do to you if you open your trap…I could get you strung up on a tree so fast it ain’t even funny”

Question 6

Give a quote about Crooks being bitter

Answer 6

“S’pose you couldn’t go into the bunkhouse and play rummy ‘cause you was black…”

Question 7

Give a quote about Crooks being cynical

Answer 7

“Nobody never gets to heaven, and nobody gets no land.”

Question 8

Describe Lennie in 6 words

Answer 8

• Impulsive and powerful
• Optimistic and hopeful
• Loyal and genuine

Question 9

Give a quote about Lennie being impulsive

Answer 9

“Lennie! for God’ sakes don’t drink so much.”

Question 10

Give a quote about Lennie’s strength

Answer 10

“He’s strong as a bull.”

Question 11

Give a quote about Lennie being optimistic

Answer 11

“We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.”

Question 12

Give a quote about Lennie being hopeful

Answer 12

“Le’s do it now. Le’s get that place now.” (after killing Curley’s Wife)

Question 13

Give a quote about the loyalty of Lennie

Answer 13

“because I got you to look after me, and you got me to look after you”

Question 14

Give a quote about Lennie being
genuine

Answer 14

“Why ain’t you wanted” Lennie asked”

Question 15

Describe George in 6 words

Answer 15

• Frustrated and responsible
• Loyal and protective
• Determined and hopeful

Question 16

Give a quote that shows Georges frustration

Answer 16

“You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get.”

Question 17

Give a quote which shows how George is responsible

Answer 17

“You do bad things and I got to get you out”

Question 18

Give a quote about George being loyal

Answer 18

“If I was alone I could live so easy. I could get a job a’ work, an’ no trouble. But I got to look after you”

Question 19

Give a quote that shows George is protective

Answer 19

“I ain’t gonna let ‘em hurt Lennie.”

Question 20

Give a quote that shows George being determined

Answer 20

“Me an’ Lennie’s rollin’ up a stake.”

Question 21

Give a quote that show George is hopeful

Answer 21

“We’re gonna have a little house and a couple of acres.”

Question 22

Describe Curley’s Wife in 6 words

Answer 22

• Isolated and trapped
• Flirtatious and misunderstood
• Desperate and vulnerable

Question 23

Give a quote which shows Curleys wife as isolated

Answer 23

“You can talk to people, but I can’t talk to nobody but Curley.”

Question 24

Give a quote about Curley’s wife being trapped

Answer 24

“I don’t like Curley . He ain’t a nice fella”

Question 25

Give a quote about Curley's wife being flirtatious

Answer 25

“She put her hands behind her back and leaned against the door frame so that her body was thrown forward.”

Question 26

Give a quote about Curley's wife being misunderstood

Answer 26

“What’s the matter with me? Ain’t I got a right to talk to nobody?”

Question 27

Give a quote that shows Curley's wife being vulnerable

Answer 27

"Seems like Curley is cockier'n ever since he got married."

Question 28

Give a quote about Curley's wife being desperate

Answer 28

“Coulda been in the movies, an’ had nice clothes.”