is set in which country?

The events in the novel take place near Soledad. What is the meaning of this name?

When is the novel set?

Where does the novel open?

The events on the ranch take place where?

Which one of the following is NOT represented by the ranch of Lennie's and George's dreams?

After Lennie kills Curley's wife, the barn is described as very still, and the light very "soft". What is the effect of this description?

The bunkhouse is the only place where the men are able to take some refuge on the ranch. What effect do Curley and his wife have on this environment?

In the final chapter of the novel, we find the following description of the green pool along the Salinas River: "A far rush of wind sounded and a gust drove through the tops of the trees like a wave. The sycamore leaves turned up their silver sides, the brown, dry leaves on the ground scudded a few feet. And row on row of tiny wind waves flowed up the pool's green surface. As quickly as it had come, the wind died, and the clearing was quiet again." What is significant about the wind in this passage?

In the same passage, what might the dying of the wind represent? Choose the best answer.