NAME: _______________________________________ Web Quest for Of Mice and Men
Follow directions carefully. As you go to each site, read the section carefully and write down the
information that is necessary to answer the questions.
Background to the novel: The Depression
Give 5 reasons for the Depression under “False Prosperity”: _____________________________
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Give 2 reasons for the Depression under “Unemployment”: _____________________________
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Read the article “Riding the Rails: Teenagers on the Move . . .” and answer the following:
Why did 250,000 teen hoboes ride the rails? _________________________________________
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What were the dangers? _________________________________________________________
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What government act offered an alternative to riding the rails? ___________________________
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Scroll to the bottom of the article, read From The Letters and summarize one: _____________
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Who were the “Okies”: __________________________________________________________
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Why was California not the promised land of the migrants’ dreams? ______________________
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About the novel Of Mice and Men:
Click on Biography, then click on “Brief Biography”
Read article and give facts about Of Mice and Men: ___________________________________
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Click on “Steinbeck Country”
Who did Steinbeck write about? ___________________________________________________
Go to bottom of page. Click on Map. Locate Of Mice and Men on map.
What other books by Steinbeck used the Salinas River setting? (note: titles do not have dots before them) __________________________________________________________________
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Click on “Works”, then click on Alphabetical, then Of Mice and Men, then Summary.
Describe the friendship that exists between Lennie and George: __________________________
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Of Mice and Men is about a dream or goal that Lennie and George have. Explain what the dream is: _____________________________________________________________________
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