Transcript CM Jeopardy Exam1 F13

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JEOPARDY!
Basics
Steinbeck
George and
Lennie
Characters
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In what year was Of Mice and Men first
published?
• 1937
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What is the name of the town from
which George and Lennie are fleeing
when the story opens?
• Weed
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Of Mice and Men is set in which decade?
• 1930’s
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How did Crooks get his name?
• He has a crooked back.
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Who is the only man to understand the
bond between Lennie and George?
• Slim
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What is Steinbeck’s first name?
• John
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Why does Steinbeck not give Curley’s
wife a name?
• To show how women were perceived back then
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• She was part of Curley’s “property”
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What is one theme that Steinbeck
includes is the book Of Mice and Men?
• American Dream
• Friendship
• Loneliness
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How does Steinbeck foreshadow the death
of Curley’s wife?
• He opens the chapter in which she dies with
Lennie petting his dead puppy.
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Why do many critics find fault with Of
Mice and Men?
• They find Steinbeck’s portrayal of Lennie being extremely
soft-hearted and soft in general.
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Who cared for Lennie before George?
• Lennie’s Aunt Clara
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Whom do Lennie and George agree to let
live on their farm?
• Candy
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When Lennie drops down next to the
pool of water as the story opens, what is
George’s advice to him ?
• He tells Lennie not to drink too much water
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to avoid getting sick.
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Disappointed with her life, Curley’s wife
wonders where she would be if she had
followed her dreams and become what?
• A movie star
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After killing Curley’s wife, what two
things appear as part of his imagination?
• Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit.
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Why is Candy unable to imagine getting
rid of his old dog?
• He has had the dog since it was a puppy.
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Why does Curly wear a Vaseline-filled
glove on one hand?
• He wants to keep his hand soft for his wife.
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Why does Carlson insist on shooting
Candy’s dog?
• Carlson believes the dog is too old and
crippled to be of any use.
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What does Curley’s wife offer to let
Lennie touch?
• Her hair
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Why doesn’t Crooks allow Lennie to
enter his room at first?
• Because he says a white man shouldn’t be allowed
in his room since he isn’t allowed in the white
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men’s bunkhouse.
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Who discovers Curley’s dead wife?
• Candy
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What does Curley wear to set himself
apart from the other men?
• High-heeled boots
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Before George meets Lennie in the
woods in the final scene, whose gun does
George take?
• Carlson’s
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To whom does Candy look for advice
before allowing Carlson to shoot his
dog?
• Slim
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What does George say to Lennie before
shooting him?
• He tells Lennie the story of their farm
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