| He’s the only African American on the ranch. | Curley’s wife is lonely because she’s the only woman on the ranch. Candy is lonely because of his age. Why is Crooks so lonely? |
| Lennie went to see his puppy and sees his light on. Crooks thinks Lennie doesn’t belong in the barn. | Why does Lennie wander into Crooks’s room? What is Crooks initial reaction to the intrusion? |
| Crooks tells Lennie that he is nuts. He says he’s seen hundreds of hands come and go with the same dream of having a piece of land, and none of them ever actually did get any land. | Lennie tells Crooks about the land. What is his reply at first? |
| He wants to join the men on the land and will work for free, for just being able to live there. | What does Crooks want when he believes there might really be land? |
| She laughs, knowing the ranch hands will never settle down anywhere. She told Lennie that if all he wants is rabbits, maybe she will get some rabbits. | What is Curley’s wife’s reaction to the dream of the farm with rabbits? |
| She was going to string him up in a tree. She wants to get him framed. | What does Curley’s wife threaten to do to Crooks? |
| He backs off. | How does Crooks react to her threats? |
| He’s afraid because he would get hung. | Why do you think he reacted in this way? |
| He realized that the dream could never come true for him. He was a negro who had just been put in his place by a white woman, and this fact brought back the harsh reality of his life. | Why did Crooks change his mind about the farm after Curley’s wife left? |
Of Mice and Men Chapter 4 Test
April 30, 2020