Of Mice and Men Characters

Who is respected by ALL of the men on the ranch?  He is the the boss over George and Lennie.

• Slim

• Crooks

• Candy

• Curley

Who is characterized as huge, strong and child-like?

• George

• Crooks

• Lennie

• Candy

Who takes care of Lennie and travels with him.  He is small and has sharp features.

• Slim

• Carlson

• George

He is isolated because of the color of his skin.  He sleeps in the stable and has a crooked back.

• Crooks

• Candy

• Carlson

• Curley

Match the following characters with their description.

• Small man who watches out for Lennie

• Slim

• Large slow witted man who loves rabbits

• Candy

• Old swamper with one hand

• Curley

• Son of the boss who is a fighter

• George

• Jerk line skinner who is a field boss

• Lennie

Match the following

• "I could of hoed in the garden and washed dishes for them guys."

• Candy

• "Look across the river...I'll tell you so you can almost see it.:

• Curley's wife

• "You're nuts...But you're a kinda nice fella. Jus' like a big baby."

• Lennie

• "You stick with us so we don't think you had nothin' to do with this."

• George

• "I done a bad thing. I done another bad thing."

• Curley

Match the following character with his/her decription

George - (a)  

Lennie - (b)  

the old swamper - (c)  

Curley - (d)  

Curley's wife - (e)  

• small laborer

• large, animal-like

• met in the bunk house

• wants to fight

• flirtatious

The two main characters who "are not like other men" are... ​ ​ (a)   ​

• Lennie & George

• Griff & Lennie

• Candy & Crooks

• Curly & the Boss

• Crooks & Slim

• Luke & Graham

Who is always looking for her husband and gives men on the ranch "the eye"?  She is also known as a "tart".

• Candy

• Curley's wife

• Lennie

• Matilda

He wants in on the dream of land with George and Lennie.

• Candy

• Carlson

• Curley

• Armondo