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Of mice and menO.o
Lit terms from the unit
Question | Answer |
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define bindle | a bundle,as of bedding, carried by a homeless person. |
define jack(slang) | money |
morosely | sad, sullen |
pantomime | to act out an action w/o a voice. |
droned | to repeat over and over in the same tone. |
contemplated | to deeply think about a serious situation. |
Soledad | a coastal california city about 130 miles south of San Fransico. |
Salinas River | a river that flows north through Soledad and into Montrey Bay. |
Weed | a northern California mining town. |
watchin' that blackboard | employment agencies would post available jobs on a blackboard in front of their offices. prospective employees would watch the black board for any new jobs. |
work cards | a job assignment from an employment agency would be written on a work card to be presented by the worker to the employer. |
imply | to indicate indirectly( It is implied that Lennie is dumb by the way that he speaks.) |
infer | to conclude by reasoning( the reader can infer the matter of Lennie's death) |
exposition | the layout of a story(everything that happens) |
setting | place and time of a story( California farming country ) |
point of view | whoever the narrator is(this book is 3rd omniscent) |
Where did the bus drop the two men off? | Soledad( 10 miles from the ranch) |
How is George descirbed? | small and quick, dark of face, restless and sharp eyes, slender. |
How is Lennie described? | huge, shapeless of face, large pale eyes, sloped shoulders. dragged hands as if they were paws. |
What does Lennie do with the water that makes him proud of himself? | he makes a rippling effect. |
What does Lennie not have in his pocket? | his workcard |
Why does Lennie not have his work card? | George has his workcard. |
What does Lennie take out of his pocket that gets him yelled at by George? | A dead mouse. |
What did Lennie want to do with this item? | pet the mouse |
Where are George and Lennie going? | To the ranch in Soledad. |
From where are George and Lennie coming from? | Weed, California. |
When they get to where they are going, what does George tell Lennie not to do? | George tells Lennie not to say anything. |
Why did George and Lennie leave the last place they were in ? | Their job was done, and Lennie got in trouble for touching a girl's dress because she screamed rape. |
When Lennie goes out to get wood for a fire, what does he bring back that George had taken away? | His dead mouse |
Who used to give Lennie mice? | His Aunt Clara |
Why did she stop giving Lennie mice? | She realized he could not cotrol his strength and that he was killing them. |
What does Lennie want with his dinner that they don't have? | Ketchup |
What does George imply happened with the girl in Weed? | He touched a girl's red dress. |
What dream do George and Lennie share? | To own a farm together with rabbits. |
Where does George tell Lennie to go if he gets in trouble? | The brush where they were camping |