Based on the topics Ms. Shepard assigned us for the research presentations, I think I can safely assume some things about the book Of Mice and Men. Unless, of course, she just randomly wanted us to research migrant farmers, California, and the 1930s for no particular reason, and the book is actually about a deep sea diver living in Australia in the year 2054.

Assuming that that is not the case, and that the topics assigned related directly to the book, I am going to predict that Of Mice and Men takes place in the 1930s, in California, and involves migrant farmers as main characters. And based on all the presentations on the Great Depression, I can assume that they are probably going through hard times.