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- 4. The men tell Curley that he needs to claims his hand got caught in a ________________.
- 7. Before her death, Curley’s wife tells Lennie she doesn’t really ___________ her husband.
- 9. I watched the two boxers ______________ in the middle of the ring.
- 11. Like its owner, Carlson doesn’t like the dog because it is too _________.
- 14. This character is an old man with a stump for a hand.
- 15. George and Lennie’s dream is to someday live on their own…
- 16. The author of Of Mice & Men. (two words)
- 17. The title of the book Of Mice & Men comes from a…
- 21. Crooks gets Lennie very upset when he jokes about George _______________ him.
- 22. Curley’s wife’s death is first caused when Lennie starts to play with her ____________.
- 23. This character took care of Lennie before her death. (two words)
- 27. We saw the football player ______________ in pain after tearing his ACL.
- 28. This vocabulary word means the same as “nagging, troubling, or tormenting.”
- 31. When they meet the boss for the first time, George tells Lennie not to do this.
- 33. After Lennie kills Curley’s wife, George and Candy realize they are _____ going to get their own land after all.
- 34. This vocabulary word means the same as “spotted, speckled, or blotched.”
- 38. This vocabulary word means the same as “enact, imitate, simulate.”
- 39. This vocabulary word means the same as “stopped, avoided.”
- 40. Taking Tylenol will help your fever ______________.
- 41. This vocabulary word means the same as “skimpy, insufficient, puny.”
- 43. The moving van was ______________ with over 2,000 extra pounds of cargo.
- 44. This character shoots Candy’s dog.
- 45. The little boy ______________when he didn’t get his way.
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- 1. This vocabulary word means the same as “rude, crude, or vulgar.”
- 2. Crooks lives alone on the ranch because he’s the only ____________ character.
- 3. Romeo drank the poison that killed him out of a ________________.
- 5. The away team had to deal with the ______________ fans.
- 6. Of Mice and Men takes place during this time period. (two words)
- 8. This character is the first to find Curley’s wife dead.
- 10. This is the number of characters that get left behind at the ranch while the other men all go out to have fun.
- 12. Of Mice and Men takes place in this state.
- 13. The surgeon ______________ the blister with his scalpel.
- 18. This vocabulary word means the same as “soothed, calmed, or appeased.”
- 19. Everything in the car was ______________ when it slammed into the wall.
- 20. This vocabulary word means the same as “shake, shiver, or shudder.”
- 24. This vocabulary word means the same as “twisted or bent.”
- 25. This vocabulary word means the same as “flat, lying, or horizontal.”
- 26. Their new boss believes George is ______________ Lennie’s pay from him.
- 29. This vocabulary word means the same as “aggressive.”
- 30. This vocabulary word means the same as “flattering.”
- 32. This vocabulary word means the same as “drench, soak, or saturate.”
- 34. When the book starts off, Lennie gets yelled at for having a dead ___________.
- 35. This vocabulary word means the same as “humming, buzzing, murmuring.”
- 36. This vocabulary word means the same as “depressed, blue, downhearted, or sad.”
- 37. My grandma said, “You look like a ______________ in those old, dirty clothes.”
- 38. Slim gives Lennie a ______________ to take care of, but he ends up killing it.
- 42. This is the name of the town George and Lennie had to leave because of Lennie grabbing onto a woman’s dress.
- 44. This character ends up joining in on George and Lennie’s plans to get their own farm.
- 46. Curley attacks Lennie because he sees him ________________.