| What happened to Lennie’s puppy | Lennie killed it by snapping its neck because he thought the puppy was going to bite him |
| What was Lennie’s reaction | He is mad at the puppy because it died and he throws the puppy at the wall |
| Why s Lennie angry at the puppy | because he thinks George won’t let him tend the rabbits |
| Why did Curley’s wife come to see Lennie | she was lonely |
| When Lennie does not want to talk to Curley’s wife, how does she react | she gets annoyed and starts telling her story |
| What did she tell Lennie and what does she ask Lennie to do? | She tells Lennie that she doesn’t really like Curley and she asks him to touch her hair |
| Why does Lennie kill Curley’s wife and how does he kill her | Lennie grabs on to her hair too tight and she started scream and ending up snapping her neck |
| What was George’s reaction whn he found out about Curley’s wife’s death | He knows lennie killed her and he is scared for him |
| What was Curley’s reaction to his wife’s death | Curley was furious |
| Whom does Curley blame for the murder of his wife? and Why is he so angry at what has happened? | Curley blames Lennie and he is also extremely angry at Lennie because he broke Curley’s hand |
| Why does George leave and then return | He doesn’t want any of the men to think that he had anything to do with the murder of Curley’s wife |
| Who does Carlson think has stolen his Luger pistol? | Lennie |
| What is Lennie’s dream and does he have high hopes | to tend to the rabbits and own a farm with George and he has high hopes about the dream |
| Why won’t the dream come true | Lennie might be in danger with Curley because he killed his wife |
| What is Crooks dream and does he have hopes | for him to be equal to the other ranch hands and he has no hopes about the dream |
| Why won’t the dream come true | because he is a different raise |
| What is Candy’s dream and does he has high hopes | to own the farm with George and Lennie and he has high hopes about the dream |
| Why won’t the dream come true | they might not have enough money, he only has 1 hand or Lennie might mess- up the opportunity |
| Why did George decides that he and Lennie should arrive at the ranch a day late | they wouldn’t have to work until lunch |
| Why does George lets Candy in on their dream of buying a piece of land | Because Candy over hears him talking and offers to help financially |
| Why does Curley’s wife think she should be a movie star | she is pretty and someone told her she could be a movie star/actress |
| Why does Lennie know to hide in the brush | because he knows he has done something bad |
| What happens when Candy sees Curley’s wife dead, he knows Lennie had done it | he knows Lennie has done it because he has seen Lennie’s strength when he fought Curley |
| When Lennie escapes, Carlson thinks Lennie is armed | he thinks that Lennie stole his luger but George actually stole it |
| Why does George think this : After seeing Curley’s wife dead, he knows that their dream of “living off the fatta of the land” will never materialize | George knows that Lennie has to be taken care of |
| Is Slims dream realistic | yes |
| Does Curley have any hopes about a dream | no |
| Does Curley’s wife have high hopes about her dream | yes |
| Is Georges dream realistic | yes |
| What is Curley’s wife’s dream | she wants to become a star |
| How did george react to Curley’s wife’s death | surprised |
| Why did Candy start crying | because of the loss of his dream (owning a ranch with george and lennie) |
| When George told slim that they could just bring Lennie back and put him in jail, instead of getting murdered what did he call Curley | he called Curley ” two-bit-no-good-son-of-a-ranch-boss |
| How did George trick Carlson and Curley | he told them that Lennie escaped and went South |
| Who’s gun did Carlson take after his was stolen | Crooks’s |
| Where does Curley tell Whit to go | he should go to Soledad and get the deputy sheriff |
| Slim said that Curley should stay with his dead wife… What does Curley reply | he says that he will not stay with his wife and he wants to shoot Lennie himself |
| Why did George join the “Hunting party” to find Lennie | he didn’t want the other men to think he had anything to do with murder |
| What will Curley do when he finds out what Lennie has done | he will torture and kill lennie when he finds him |
| When candy asks george if they are still going to get their own farm what does george reply | he says he never believed that they would be able to buy a farm but he tried to believe because Lennie liked to hear about it |
| Where does Curley say he is going to shoot Lennie | in the gut |
| After candy and slim said that they never thought of Lennie doing anything like this what is George’s response | he says that Lennie probably didn’t mean to and he didn’t kill her out of meanness |
Of Mice and Men Chapter 5
April 27, 2020