Of Mice and Men review sheet
1. When the novel begins, where are George and Lennie coming from?
2. Who is Clara?
3. Why are George and Lennie going to a new Ranch?
4. George gives Lennie an order about their arrival at the ranch? What is it?
5. What does Lennie have in his Pocket at the beginning of the novella?
6. What prank did George play on Lennie where Lennie almost died?
7. Who killed Candy’s dog?
8. Why did George say they were late arriving at the ranch?
9. Who does Lennie talk to when George goes into town?
10. What does Curley’s wife threaten to have done to crooks?
11. According to George, what makes him and Lennie different from the other migrant workers?
12. Why does Candy let his dog get shot?
13. Why is Slim so respected on the ranch?
14. Why does Curley dislike Lennie?
15. Why can’t Crooks go into the bunkhouse?
16. What did Lennie do when Curley punched him?
17. What does Curley’s wife allow Lennie to touch?
18. What does Lennie hallucinate is in front of him after he kills Curley’s wife?
19. Whose gun does George take?
20. What does George say to Lennie after he shoots him?
21. Who is the only one that understands the relationship between Lennie and George?
22. How does George explain Lennie’s death?
23. When was Steinbeck born?
24. Where was Steinbeck raised?
25. What was Steinbeck’s first novel?
26. What happened in Steinbeck’s hometown when Steinbeck won the Nobel Prize for literature?
27. What did Steinbeck focus most on in literature?
28. What are some possible themes for Of Mice and Men?
29. What is the climax of Of Mice and Men?
30. What are some symbols in Of Mice and Men?
31. What is the setting of Of Mice and Men?
32. What are some examples of foreshadowing in Of Mice and Men?
33. Who is the protagonist?
34. What types of conflict can be found in the novella?
Critical Lens essay:
“A book is like a man – clever and dull, brave and cowardly, beautiful and ugly.”
--- John Steinbeck