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4. “a gloomy or sullen disposition”

5. What is “morose”?

6. “thoughtfully considered or meditated”

7. What is “contemplated”?

8. “foretelling evil; threatening”

9. What is “ominous”?

10. “aggressive; quarrelsome; combative”

11. What is “pugnacious”?

12. “the intent to lower the reputation of a person/thing; intentionally offensive/hurtful”

13. What is “derogatory”?

14. “to indirectly indicate; hint; suggest”

15. What is “imply”?

16. “part of a story that introduces the characters, the setting, and the basic situation”

17. What is the “exposition”?

18. “the time and place of an action in a story”

19. What is the “setting”?

20. “the position or perspective from which a story is told”

21. What is “point of view”?

22. “a regional variety of language”

23. What is “dialect”?

24. childlike; innocent; strong; mentally disabled

25. What are the characteristics of Lennie?

26. Frustrated; cautious; wise

27. What are the characteristics of George?

28. The archetypal hero/king of the ranch

29. Who is Slim?

30. The character who is symbolic of “small” people who may feel inferior and overcompensate by inflating or flaunting their power and status

31. Who is Curley?

32. The character who is symbolic of the philosophy of Darwinism

33. Who is Carlson?

34. The setting that is a sanctuary away from society

35. What is the green pool?

36. The setting that is symbolic of heaven

37. What is the dream farm?

38. The setting that prominently portrays the “strong vs. weak” theme

39. What is Crooks’ room?

40. The setting that prominently symbolizes conflict

41. What is the bunkhouse?

42. The place where Curley’s wife is killed

43. What is the barn?

44. The theme most evident when Carlson wants to shoot Candy’s dog and give him one of Slim’s puppies

45. What is survival of the fittest (strong vs. weak)?

46. The theme most evident when Slim decides to keep the five biggest puppies out of Lulu’s litter

47. What is survival of the fittest (strong vs. weak)?

48. The theme most evident after George realizes Lennie has killed Curley’s wife and knows they will never have a ranch together

49. What is the realistic inaccessibility of true happiness?

50. The theme most evident when George shoots Lennie

51. What is survival of the fittest (strong vs. weak)?

52. The theme most evident when the boss assumes George is taking advantage of Lennie

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54. What is the predatory nature of humans?

55. What literary device does John Steinbeck use to portray the natural cycle of life?

56. What is parallelism?