| 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 do with the water that makes him proud of himself? | He creates ripples across the water |
| What does lennie not have in his pocket? | bus ticket; work card |
| Why does Lennie not have it in his pocket? | George took it so lennie wouldnt lose it |
| 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 messed up |
| When lennie goes out to get wood for a fire, what does he bring back that George takes away? | a mouse |
| Who used to give lennie mice? | his aunt clara |
| Why did she stop gining 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 does George imlpy happened in Weed with the girl? | that lennie messed up and was innocent on anything that the girl would say |
| What dream does George and Lennie share? | The rabbits and their own ranch |
| 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 1. | George is like a big brother to lennie and watches over him. George is sometimes harsh, but for lennie’s own good. |
| According to the old man, why was the boss mad at George and Lennie? | because they came late and couldnt work that day |
| What does george find in the box by his bed and what does he assume? | some type of cleaner and he assumes its becasue everything is really dirty |
| Describe the “stable buck” What physical attributes does he have? What does the boss use him for? | An african american worker, strong, used for working in the stable |
| Describe the fight between the “stable buck” and Smitty? | FIGHT! |
| 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 isnt letting lennie answer. |
| What reason does George give for taking care of lennie? | he is his brother…? cousin? |
| What is george’s last name? | Milton |
| Who is curley? | the boss’s son |
| What does the swamper tell george about curley’s left hand? | he wears a glove of vaseline to make his hand soft for his wife |
| Describe curley’s wife. | She had full, roughed lips and wide spread eyes and wore a ton of makeup |
| 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 different, finer, smarter, can make distinctions more than the others/ He is a big tall skinner. |
| 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 are two books that crooks owns? | a tattered dictionrary and a mauled copy of the CA civil codes for 1905 |
| How does crooks react to lennie when he comes to visit? | He tells lennie that he has no right to come in his room. |
| For what reason did lennie come to the barn? | The light was on and he was lonely |
| Where is George? | he went to town |
| What do we learn about Crook’s family? | he was born in CA and his father owned a chicken ranch |
| What does lennie tell crooks, even though he probably shouldn’t have? | the rabbit story |
| What is crook’s opinion of george and lennie’s desire to get land? | that it will never happen, everyone always has that dream and never achieves it |
| About what did candy want to talk to lennie? | about the rabbits |
| Where is george’s money going according to crooks? | to the women in the “cathouse” |
| What day and time is it at the beginning of chapter 5? | Sunday afternoon |
| What is lennie doing in the barn by himself? | peting his dog while the others are playing horseshoes |
| Why does lennie think that he might not get to tend the rabbits? | because he killed the pup/dog |
| Who visits lennie in the barn? | Curley’s wife |
| According to Curley’s wife, why isnt anyone going to leave the horseshoe tournament? | they all want to win |
| According to curley’s wife, how come she didnt’t get into show business? | the people never called her |
| What can we infer is the reason curley’s wife married curley? | he adored her |
| What plan does lennie have to avoid getting in trouble? | hiding curley’s wife by the hay |
| What did lennie lose that he wishes he had now? | aunt clara, george, love????? |
| What is the setting of the novel? | Central California 1930s (USA) depression era |
| From what point of view is the story told? | 3rd person omniscent; often called the “God’s eye” 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 is an example of an onomatopoeia | buzz, click, rattle, grunt |
| 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) |
| What is an example of verbal irony? | verbal irony??? |
| Who is/are the protagonist(s)? | George and Lennie |
Of Mice and Men – Comprehension Questions
April 25, 2020