Across
- 1. Lennie and George ___ of buying their own farm
- 3. The land George and the at is on a ___
- 7. depression An event that was going on during the time the book was published
- 9. A material Lennie loves to pet
- 10. A valley in California
- 13. This book helped Steinbeck win the Nobel ___
- 16. Reliability or someone who is dependent has ___
- 19. Devoted to his best friend and protects him
- 20. A workman who is kind and perceptive
- 22. George and Lennie had a really close ___
- 25. To go from one place to another
- 26. Author's first name
- 28. Handy man with a missing hand
- 30. Where the working men sleeps
Down
- 2. This story has a crazy, ___ plot
- 4. Left George to take care of her nephew
- 5. The state where the book takes place
- 6. The year the book was published
- 8. A black man who got his from his crooked back
- 11. A jealous husband who picks on everyone
- 12. Author's last name
- 14. A flirtatious wife who all the men avoid
- 15. Dependent upon George who loves to pet soft things
- 17. George and Lennie jumped from farm to farm looking for a ___
- 18. Boldly assertive and forward
- 21. Of ___ and Men
- 23. The book was later turned into a ___
- 24. Where all the men worked on
- 27. Lennie kept a dead ___ in his pocket, petting it
- 29. Afraid of what George would say because he killed ___