This document outlines the exam focus areas and key learning points for studying John Steinbeck's novel "Of Mice and Men". It discusses two main themes: loneliness and isolation, and race and racism. It provides potential exam questions on how these themes are explored in the novel and suggests close analysis of specific characters and settings. Students are also instructed to re-read a particular section and given an activity where they must perform a monologue as a character at the end of the novel.