| Where did the bus drop the two men off? | 2 miles from the ranch near salinas river |
| How is George described? | short, small, slim, working man |
| How is Lennie described? | big, broad shoulders, walks like a bear, no arm movement when he walks |
| What does Lennie take out of his pocket that gets him yelled at by George? | A dead mouse |
| What did Lennie want to do with it? | he wanted to pet it |
| Where are George and Lennie going? | to a ranch for work |
| From where are George and Lennie coming? | Weed, CA |
| When they get to where they are going, what does George tell Lennie to do? | to not say a word |
| Why did George and lennie leave the last place they were at? | Lennie got in trouble by trying to touch a woman’s dress. |
| Who used to give Lennie mice? | his Aunt Clara |
| Why did she stop giving Lennie mice? | he kept petting them too hard and killing them |
| What does lennie want with his dinner that they don’t have? | ketchup |
| What dream does George and Lennie share? | To own a piece of land/ranch where they can have a house, farm the land, have a vegetable and flower garden, animals, rabbits for Lennie to take care, |
| Where does George tell Lennie to go if he gets in trouble? | to the brush by the river |
| Explain the relationship between George and Lennie based on Chapter 1and 2. | George is like a big brother to lennie and watches over him. George is sometimes harsh, but for lennie’s own good. He protects him and cares for him. |
| According to the old man, why was the boss mad at George and Lennie? | They came late and couldnt work that day |
| Describe the “stable buck” What physical attributes does he have? What does the boss use him for? | An African American worker, who is intelligent, likes to read and lives isolated from the rest of the group. He works in the stable. |
| What is Lennie’s last name? | Small |
| What does the boss suspect george of doing to lennie? What makes him think this? | That George is taking Lennie’s pay away from him; he things this because George isn’t letting Lennie answer. |
| What reason does George give for taking care of lennie? | he is his cousin |
| What is george’s last name? | Milton |
| Who is curley? | the boss’s son. he is small, wears high heels boots to appear taller and important. He used to be a lightweight boxer, and doe not like big, tall men. |
| Describe curley’s wife. | She had full, roughed lips and wide spread eyes and wears a lot of makeup. She likes to flirt with the men in the ranch. Is considered a tramp (tart). |
| Why does she come into the bunkhouse? | She is “looking for curley” which means shes checking out the new men |
| Describe Slim. What is his job on the ranch? What are some of his character triats? | He is tall and regal. He is very well respected by the other workers, and is considered the “prince of the ranch”. He is different, finer, smart, and likes George and Lennie. |
| What did Slim do to four of his pups? Why? | He drowns them becasue there were nine pups and the mom couldn’t feed all of them. |
| What does Lennie want George to ask slim? | If he can have one of the pups |
| Describe the atmosphere of the ranch and bunkhouse. Be sure to include characteristics of different characters that were formally or informally introduced to us this chapter. | the ranch and bunkhouse were very friendly and accepting of the two men. |
| What does slim say he would have done to the dog if he hadn’t given it to lennie. | He would have killed it. |
| What is the setting of the novel? | Soleda, Central California 1930s (USA) depression era |
| From what point of view is the story told? | 3rd person omniscent; point of view because it can see all the thoughts and emotion |
| What is an example of something ironic from this chapter (2)? | Lennie’s last name is small and he is described as a big guy |
| What is the theme of the novel so far? | help others to help yourself |
| What are the different types of external conflicts? | character vs. another character; character vs. forces of nature; character vs. society. |
| What is an internal conflict? | character vs. itself (lennie vs. lennie) |
| Who is/are the protagonist(s)? | George and Lennie |
| Who is the antagonist? | Curley |
Of Mice and Men Chapter 1 & 2 Study Questions
April 26, 2020