Study Guide

Of Mice and Men: Unit Study Guide

Monday, November 12 (all multiple choice)

Part 1:  Matching

Be able to identify the role each of the following characters plays in the novel:

• v Lennie
• v George
• v Curley
• v Curley’s Wife
• v Slim
• v Candy
• v Crooks
• v Carlson

Part 2:  Novel Multiple Choice

Definitions and application of the following terms:

• Ø Cyclical
• Ø Marginalize
• Ø Parallel characters
• Ø Foreshadowing
• Ø Personification
• Ø metaphor
• Ø reverent
• Ø morose
• Ø imperious
• Ø bemused
• Ø Vicious
• Ø Bewildered
• Ø Pugnacious
• Ø Reverent

Comparisons between the following characters:

• Ø Lennie and Candy’s Dog
• Ø Curley’s Wife and Candy’s Dog
• Ø Candy, Crooks, Curley’s Wife, and Lennie

Part 3:  Nonfiction Multiple Choice

Definitions:

• v Opinion
• v Fact
• v Median
• v Various types of hooks

Review the nonfiction sources we studied related to:

• v Gender
• v Race
• v Disability
• v Recession vs. Depression
• v The Dust Bowl
• v Sources from the Research Simulated Task essay packet