What is Lennie's problem?

He doesn't know his own strength

The stable hand, isolated by racism

Of Mice and Men Quiz: George, Lennie and the Salinas Valley

This of mice and men quiz walks dusty roads with two migrant workers. Play 10 interactive questions on John Steinbeck's 1937 novella, George Milton and Lennie Small, the Great Depression, a dream of their own farm with rabbits, Lennie's dangerous strength, Candy and his old dog, Crooks, Curley and his wife, a pool by the Salinas River and the title from a Burns poem.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Author
Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
Pair
Who are the two main characters?
Where
Where is the story set?
Era
In which period is it set?
Dream
What do George and Lennie dream of?
Rabbits
Which animals does Lennie want to tend?
Strength
What is Lennie's problem?
Dog
Whose old dog is shot?
Crooks
Who is Crooks?
Title
Which poet's line inspired the title?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who wrote Of Mice and Men?
Answer: John Steinbeck
Published in 1937.
Q2: Who are the two main characters?
Answer: George and Lennie
Traveling together.
Q3: Where is the story set?
Answer: Near Soledad in California's Salinas Valley
On a ranch.
Q4: In which period is it set?
Answer: The Great Depression
Hard times.
Q5: What do George and Lennie dream of?
Answer: Owning a small farm
A place of their own.
Q6: Which animals does Lennie want to tend?
Answer: Rabbits
His favorite part of the dream.
Q7: What is Lennie's problem?
Answer: He doesn't know his own strength
He means no harm.
Q8: Whose old dog is shot?
Answer: Candy's
A foreshadowing moment.
Q9: Who is Crooks?
Answer: The stable hand, isolated by racism
He lives alone.
Q10: Which poet's line inspired the title?
Answer: Robert Burns
From To a Mouse.

Two Men and a Shared Dream

John Steinbeck's novella Of Mice and Men, published in 1937, follows George Milton and Lennie Small, migrant ranch workers during the Great Depression. They arrive at a ranch near Soledad in California's Salinas Valley.

The two dream of owning a small farm where Lennie can tend rabbits. But Lennie, gentle yet enormously strong, does not know his own strength. Old Candy, whose aging dog is shot, joins their dream, while Crooks, the stable hand, lives isolated by racism.

Trouble with Curley and his lonely wife leads to tragedy, ending at a pool by the Salinas River. The title comes from Robert Burns's poem To a Mouse, about how the best-laid plans often go wrong.

What This Quiz Teaches

Book fans will enjoy these questions.

Who wrote the novella
Who the main characters are
Where it is set
What they dream of
Where the title comes from

Did You Know?

Steinbeck worked on ranches himself.
It was also written as a play.
Slim is a respected mule driver.
George looks after Lennie.
Loneliness is a key theme.