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20 Cards in this Set
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In what era does Of Mice and Men take place?
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The Great Depression
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What animal does Lennie fantasize about taking care of?
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Rabbits
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What is Lennie’s favorite thing to do?
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Stroke soft things
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What does Candy worry most about?
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That he will be fired from the ranch for being useless
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What does Curley’s wife dream about becoming?
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A movie star
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Which character is the only one that really understands the bond between George and Lennie?
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Slim
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What moral lesson did George learn from his past experience with Lennie?
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It is wrong to take advantage of the weak
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Why does Carlson want to shoot Candy’s dog?
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The dog is old, has no use on the ranch, and smells
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Where do George and Lennie agree to meet in case one of them gets into trouble?
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In a clearing by a pond
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What is Suzy’s place?
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A whorehouse
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What does the farm dreamed of by George and Lennie symbolize?
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Freedom
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What is the weakness exhibited by Candy?
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He is old and has only one hand
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What opens George’s mind to having Candy join him and Lennie on their farm?
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Candy agrees to give money for a down payment
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Why did George and Lennie get run out of town from their last job?
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Lennie was accused of rape
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What was described in the clearing at the end of the story that was not present in the clearing at the beginning of the story?
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A heron
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Where does George tell Lennie to look before he shoots him?
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Across the river
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Who are the two characters that express interest in joining George and Lennie on their farm?
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Candy and Crooks
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Whose gun does George take to shoot Lennie?
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Carlson
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How long have George and Lennie been friends?
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Since childhood
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What are all of the other workers doing while Lennie kills Curley’s wife?
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Playing horseshoes
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