Of Mice and Men - In Context Pt 1

In which state does Of Mice and Men take place?

(Hint: It's the Golden State, the place where dreams come true!)

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What jobs were available in the labor camps? (Select 2)

• Cook

• Laborer

• Housekeeper

• Stable Hand

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What was the fate (destiny) of many of these workers?

• They would drift from job to job.

• They would earn enough money to settle down with a family.

• They would work at the labor camp until retirement.

• They died from the hard labor they had to do.

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Who is the author of Of Mice and Men?

• John Steinbeck

• John Candy

• John John the Leprechaun

• John Smith

True or False: A man like Lenny actually existed.

• True

• False

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What thematic idea does the title Of Mice and Men refer to?

• Hopelessness

• The American Dream

• The Power of Men

• The Power of Nature

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When looking for work, where did most people go? (Select 2)

• To the city

• To the country

• To California

• To New York

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What program did President Franklin Roosevelt (FDR) create to get people back to work?

• The Stock Market Crash of 1929

• The New Job Force

• The Big Deal

• The New Deal

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Make a prediction: What kind of life will our main characters, George and Lennie, live? Describe it.

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Make a prediction: What themes or lessons will be present in Of Mice and Men?

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