Jeopardy Review
Of Mice and Men
Ms. Hier
2011-2012
Characters Plot
Themes
1930s
Misc.
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Characters: 100
He takes care of Lennie.
Characters: 200
He pets soft things, which
sometimes gets him in trouble.
Characters: 300
Jerk line skinner
Characters: 400
He has ‘little man’ syndrome.
Characters: 500
Shoots Candy’s dog
Plot: 100
Why do George and Lennie leave
Weed and move to Salinas?
Plot: 200
What do the men agree to say
happened to Curley’s hand?
Plot: 300
Who offers to help George and
Lennie purchase a farm and
how much money does he say
he has?
Plot: 400
Why does Crooks get angry when
Lennie walks in his room?
Plot: 500
Explain how the novel ends.
Include what happens after
Lennie is shot.
Themes: 100
In one well-developed paragraph,
explain how friendship is a
theme of this novel.
Themes: 200
In a well-developed paragraph,
explain how the characters
show loneliness.
Themes: 300
In a well-developed paragraph,
explain how fate/destiny is a
theme in this novel.
Themes: 400
Explain, in a well-developed
paragraph, how the American
Dream is a theme in the novel.
Themes: 500
An argument can be made that
quality of life is a theme in Of
Mice and Men. Explain, in a
well-developed paragraph, how
that may be true.
1930s: 100
What major historical event is
happening during this novel?
1930s: 200
These people move from place to
place just to find a job.
1930s: 300
Explain the role of women in this
time period.
1930s: 400
Explain race in this time period.
1930s: 500
Discuss mental handicaps in the
1930s.
Misc. 100
Make a connection between
today’s economy and the
economy of the 1930s.
Misc. 200
Make a comparison between
Candy’s dog and Lennie. What is
Steinbeck saying?
Misc. 300
Discuss Crooks’ handicaps. Why
would Steinbeck choose to give
these to the character?
Misc. 400
Discuss George’s sense of duty to
Lennie, even though he causes
George’s loneliness.
Misc. 500
Make a connection between the
theme of loneliness in this novel
and loneliness in our society.