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I. Quotes: of Mice and Men Unit Test Study Guide

The document provides a study guide for John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. It includes: 1. A list of 8 quotes from the novel and instructions to identify the speakers. 2. A list of 9 literary devices used in the novel and their definitions. 3. Instructions to identify and describe 8 characters from the novel. 4. 14 questions about the plot to be answered. 5. 2 short answer questions about themes and examples of foreshadowing. 6. Notes on the historical context and power dynamics in the novel. 7. An analysis of the theme of dreams and how different characters' dreams are destroyed.

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I. Quotes: of Mice and Men Unit Test Study Guide

The document provides a study guide for John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men. It includes: 1. A list of 8 quotes from the novel and instructions to identify the speakers. 2. A list of 9 literary devices used in the novel and their definitions. 3. Instructions to identify and describe 8 characters from the novel. 4. 14 questions about the plot to be answered. 5. 2 short answer questions about themes and examples of foreshadowing. 6. Notes on the historical context and power dynamics in the novel. 7. An analysis of the theme of dreams and how different characters' dreams are destroyed.

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Of Mice and Men Unit Test Study Guide

I. Quotes—Be able to identify speakers of quotations. Know each character’s voice. Practice:

1. “I get to tend the rabbits.”


2. “You hadda, George, I swear you hadda. Come on with me.”
3. “You guys is just kidding yourself. You’ll talk about it a hell of a lot, but you won’t get no land.”
4. “S’pose you had to sit here and read books. Sure you could play horseshoes till it got dark but then you got to read
books.”
5. “Guys like us got no fambly. They make a little stake and then they blow it in. They ain’t got nobody in the worl’ that
gives a hoot in hell about ‘em.”
6. I ought to ‘ave shot that dog myself, George.”
7. “Lennie never done it in meanness. All the time he done bad things. But he never done one of ‘em mean.”
8. “You and me can get that little place, can’t we George?”

II. Literary Devices—Be able to define and identify each of the following terms in connection with OMM.
1. Plot
2. Setting
3. Climax
4. Protagonist
5. Antagonist
6. Imagery
7. Theme
8. Foreshadowing
9. Symbolism

III. Characterization—Be able to identify and describe each of the following characters.

a. Lennie b. George c. Curley d. Curley’s wife e. Slim f. Candy g. Crooks


h. Carlson

IV. Plot—Be familiar with the answers to the following questions regarding the story.
Describe Lennie.
Why do Lennie and George argue at the beginning of the novel?
What is Lennie and George’s job on the ranch?
What is Lennie and George’s dream? What sayings relate to this dream?
How does George try to keep Lennie safe and prepare for any trouble?
What happens on Lennie and George’s first day of work?
What happens to Slim’s pups?
What is Lennie’s history?
How are the first and last chapters the same?
How is Lennie’s story and the dog’s story the same?
What happened when Curley fought Lennie?
What do you know about Crooks?

V. Short Answer—Answer the following short answer questions.


1. How is the killing of Candy’s dog like the killing of Lennie?
2. Identify one theme of the novel and explain how it is developed in the novel. (review your journals!)
3. How is Lennie’s trouble foreshadowed in the novel? Provide three examples of foreshadowing.
4. What is ironic about Lenny’s name – Lenny Small?
VI. Notes—Take time to review the following:
1. Understand the connection of “To a Mouse” and OMM
2. The Powerful vs. Powerless in the novel. Who really has the power? Do characters abuse power? Why?
3. The setting and its historical implication (connect to the Great Depression)

VII. Thematic Analysis—Dreams


A theme is the lesson the reader learns through reading the story. It is NOT merely a general concept or idea, such as
love, justice, or sorrow. One way to help you think of themes is to complete the following sentence: “Steinbeck attempts
to show readers that _____________________.” One of the major recurring idea in Of Mice and Men is the elusiveness
of dreams; several characters’ hopes have been dashed by the end of Section 5.

Identify the dream of each of the following characters, and explain how that dream is destroyed. Explain what you can
learn from this at the bottom of the page.

George and Lennie


Dream:

How it dies:

Crooks
Dream:

How it dies:

Candy
Dream:

How it dies:

Curley’s Wife
Dream:

How it dies:

Lessons Learned
What message is the author giving the readers? Will anyone’s dream come to fruition? How do you feel after examining
this rather depressing theme?

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