Of Mice and Men - Part 1 Quiz

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What is the central conflict of the novel Of Mice and Men?

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George & Lennie’s dreams vs. the reality of their difficulties & situation (men vs. society)

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How does the Author John Steinbeck directly characterize Lennie as being mentally handicapped?

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Lennie’s speech suggests the diction and syntax of a child,

Lennie’s memory is weak,

Lennie enjoys simple pleasures

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Why does the author initially characterizes Lennie as a bear at the beginning of the book, "Lennie walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws?”

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to characterize Lennie as being as potentially dangerous, simple, and strong as a bear,

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What does the bank of the Salinas River at the beginning of the book symbolize?

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a safe place or retreat from the world

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What do the rabbits symbolize in the context of this story, especially to George and Lennie?

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hope and their dream/the ideal

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George says that he and Lennie are different from other guys who work on ranches because of the following reason.

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They have each other

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When George says that Lennie’s Aunt Clara has died, what can we assume?

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George takes care of Lennie because Lennie doesn’t likely have any other family to take care of him.

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What did George tell Lennie to do or remember?

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not to get in any trouble,

not to speak to the boss at the ranch,

to return to a specific location if any trouble occurs at the ranch.