Of Mice and Men – pub quiz In PAIRS or THREES give your team a NAME.

WHO SAID: 1 “Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. . . . With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.”

2 They want: “to live off the fatta the land.” WHO SAID: 2 They want: “to live off the fatta the land.”

3“What the hell you trying to put over?” WHO SAID: 3“What the hell you trying to put over?”

4 “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys” WHO SAID: 4 “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys”

WHO SAID: 5“He’s gonna talk when he’s spoke to. What the hell you getting into this for?”

WHO SAID: 6 “That dog of Candy’s so God damm old he can’t hardly walk. Stinks to hell too. Why don’t you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up?”

Swap with the pair next to you… give them a mark out of 6

GEORGE WHO SAID: 1 “Guys like us that work on ranches are the loneliest guys in the world. They got no family. They don’t belong no place. . . . With us it ain’t like that. We got a future. We got somebody to talk to that gives a damn about us.”

2 They want: “to live off the fatta the land.” LENNIE WHO SAID: 2 They want: “to live off the fatta the land.”

3 “What the hell you trying to put over?” THE BOSS WHO SAID: 3 “What the hell you trying to put over?”

4 “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys” Candy WHO SAID: 4 “Curley’s like a lot of little guys. He hates big guys”

curley WHO SAID: 5 “He’s gonna talk when he’s spoke to. What the hell you getting into this for?”

carlson WHO SAID: 6 “That dog of Candy’s so God damm old he can’t hardly walk. Stinks to hell too. Why don’t you get Candy to shoot his old dog and give him one of the pups to raise up?”

Steinbeck’s writing 7. Name two techniques that Steinbeck uses in his writing and explain what they are. BONUS POINT: if you can remember an example of when he used it 8. Name 4 themes that feature in the novella and which characters they relate to and why! (2 points for each theme and reason) 9. What was happening at during the time Steinbeck was writing about (1920s America)?

Give them a mark out of 13

Who is this? Curley’s wife

Who is this? Candy

Who is this? Lennie

Who is this? + er Curley

14. Why does Carlson shoot Candy’s dog 14. Why does Carlson shoot Candy’s dog? How does this relate to the rest of the novel? 15. Crooks tends the horses. He also tends his own back. Why do we see Crooks doing this at the start and end of Chapter Four? 16. What are the 5 most significant events in the novel and why? (two marks for each reason available)

Match up these characters with descriptions of what they are like… Candy Lennie Slim Crooks George Curley Small, sharp eyes, alert. Missing a hand, likes to talk. Educated, isolated, crippled. Big, strong, childlike. Mean, uncaring, a bully. Respected, mature, understanding.

Match up these characters with descriptions of what they are like… Candy Lennie Slim Crooks George Curley Small, sharp eyes, alert. Missing a hand, likes to talk. Educated, isolated, crippled. Big, strong, childlike. Mean, uncaring, a bully. Respected, mature, understanding.

Match the characters to the quote… Curley’s wife Lennie Slim George Candy Crooks ‘I tell you what…’ ‘They left all the weak ones here’ ‘Why’d you have to go get killed?’ ‘You ain’t got no right comin’ in my room’ ‘He ain’t mean’ ‘I think you got your hand caught in a machine’

Match the characters to the quote… Curley’s wife Lennie Slim George Candy Crooks ‘I tell you what…’ ‘They left all the weak ones here’ ‘Why’d you have to go get killed?’ ‘You ain’t got no right comin’ in my room’ ‘He ain’t mean’ ‘I think you got your hand caught in a machine’

Who said these quotes? ‘I coulda been in the movies’ ‘Get ‘im Lennie!’ ‘They say I stink’ ‘I’ll shoot him in the guts’ ‘Ain’t a thing in my pocket’ ‘You hadda George’

Who said these quotes? ‘I coulda been in the movies’ Curley’s wife ‘Get ‘im Lennie!’ George ‘They say I stink’ Crooks ‘I’ll shoot him in the guts’ Curley ‘Ain’t a thing in my pocket’ Lennie ‘You hadda George’ Slim

Match up the places with the descriptions… The brush and lagoon away from the ranch The bunkhouse Crooks’ room The brush and lagoon at the end ‘a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905.’ ‘Golden foothill slopes’ ‘The beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically’ ‘The walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted’

Match up the places with the descriptions… The brush and lagoon away from the ranch The bunkhouse Crooks’ room The brush and lagoon at the end ‘a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905.’ ‘Golden foothill slopes’ ‘The beak swallowed the little snake while its tail waved frantically’ ‘The walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted’

Match up the character with the descriptive quote… Lennie George Candy Curley Curley’s wife Crooks ‘a tall, stoop-shouldered old man’ ‘lined with pain, the eyes patient’ ‘the way a bear drags his paws’ ‘restless eyes’ ‘he wore a work glove on his left hand’ ‘full rouged lips’

Match up the character with the descriptive quote… Lennie George Candy Curley Curley’s wife Crooks ‘a tall, stoop-shouldered old man’ ‘lined with pain, the eyes patient’ ‘the way a bear drags his paws’ ‘restless eyes’ ‘he wore a work glove on his left hand’ ‘full rouged lips’

Why are these characters lonely? George Lennie Candy Curley Crooks Curley’s wife Slim

Why are these characters lonely? George - only company is Lennie, so even though he can talk to him it is not someone on his level or who can understand him. Lennie – is isolated from everyone because he is still very childlike, so gets left out of a lot of things. Candy – because he is getting old and cannot join in with the men any more, and work with them. Curley – he is not liked by the other men on the ranch and does not have a good relationship with his wife. Crooks – is black, not allowed into the bunkhouse, very badly treated by the other men. Curley’s wife – none of the men on the ranch dare talk to her, does not have a good relationship with her husband. Slim – is respected by all the men, but not really mates with them, being so well thought of and in charge could leave him isolated.

What are these characters’ dreams? Crooks Candy Lennie George Curley’s wife Rabbits Fame Equality Home Security

What are these characters’ dreams? Crooks Candy Lennie George Curley’s wife Rabbits Fame Equality Home Security

Think of two quotes to support these statements… Lennie admires George. George looks out for Lennie. Crooks enjoys having company. Candy’s best friend is his dog. Slim understands George and Lennie. Curley’s wife is unhappy. The setting at the end of the play warns us of what will happen.

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