Of Mice and Men Historical Context

Which author wrote Of Mice and Men?

• John Steinbeck

• F. Scott Fitzgerald

• Harper Lee

• J.D. Salinger

What job did Steinbeck have to put himself through college?

• teacher

• mechanic

• farmer

• stock boy

Where did Steinbeck do most of his writing?

• at home

• California

• New York

• New Orleans

What topic did Steinbeck write mostly about?

• lifestyles of the rich and famous

• lifestyles of migrant workers and the poor

• lifestyles of sailors and captains

• lifestyles of plantation owners

When did the stock market crash?

• October 1920

• December 1929

• December 1947

• October 1929

Where did people typically flee during The Great Depression?

• Canada

• Europe

• California/out west

• Mexico

Who felt the impact of the Great Depression the hardest?

• farmers, coal miners, construction workers

• the wealthy bankers and Wall Street employees

• socialites whose husbands were killed

• bootleggers and gangsters

How were migrant workers viewed?

• hardworking

• dishonorable lowlives and beggars

• dependable and trustworthy

• family men looking to provide

What were living conditions like for migrant workers?

• like camping -- fun and outdoors!

• easy -- there were houses along the routes to stay

• disease ridden and impoverished

• friendly - there was always someone willing to help out

Why did people who were poor and down trodden still continue to work so hard?

• The American Dream

• a ticket to Europe

• It's all that they could do.

• In order to set a good example.