Characters
What does Slim have that Lennie wants George to let him have?
A puppy.
What does George tell Lennie to hand over to him as they're walking in Chapter 1?
A dead mouse.
What is the name of the town George and Lennie were chased out of?
Weed
What is the end result of Curley and Lennie's fight?
Lennie crushes Curley's hand so badly that he needs to go to the hospital.
Give 2 words to describe Slim. Then explain why each one is fitting.
Slim is respected, calm, capable (good at his job), strong, influential, and wise.
What character is said to have "the eye?" What does this mean?
Curley's wife; it means she desperately seeks the attention of men.
Lennie is afraid that if he gets in trouble again, George will not let him do what?
Tend the rabbits.
Why does Candy want to join in on George's and Lennie's plans? Give two *specific* reasons.
He has no family; he is very old and almost can't swamp (clean) any more. He is afraid of being fired.
What do the workers do to distract themselves while Carlson takes Candy's dog outside?
They start to play a card game.
What is the word that Candy uses to describe Curley to George when the two first meet?
Handy.
What 2 lies does George tell the Boss about Lennie the day that they meet him?
1) They are cousins. 2) Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse when he was a child.
Why is Slim surprised to hear that Lennie and George travel around together?
Not many migrant workers travel together. Most keep to themselves. (pg. 35)
Why *specifically* did Curley start hitting Lennie? (It is not simply because Lennie is big and Curley is not).
He was smiling because he was thinking about the place they're going to buy, and Curley thought he was making fun of him.
Who has "ants in their pants?" Why? What does this saying mean?
Curley; his wife is flirting with pretty much every man on the ranch. It means he is acting tense and looking for a fight because he feels his masculinity has been threatened.
Does Lennie admire George? Mention *specific* information from the text to support your answer.
Yes. He imitates his exact actions, like lying down, adjusting his hat, and inspecting his bed. (pg. 19)
Who is known as "the prince of the ranch?"
Slim
What card game does George play several times, and what does it symbolize?
Solitaire; it symbolizes the solitary (lonely) nature of migrant workers' lives.
After Lennie's fight with Curley, what regret does Candy express to George?
He says he should have shot his own dog instead of letting a stranger do it.
What did the people in Weed do that forced George and Lennie to hide and then flee?
They formed a lynch mob to go after Lennie because the girl whose dress he touched said he raped her.
In your own words, describe George's and Lennie's dream. Give THREE *specific* details that George supplies about what their lives will be like in the future.
He says it's ten acres. He talks about having pigs for bacon and sausage, having a cow or goat, milk with heavy cream, not working when it's raining, going to a ball game, having friends stay over, growing all kinds of fruits and vegetables.
George tells Slim about something he did to Lennie that he feels bad about, and "he ain't done nothin' like that no more." What was he talking about?
He told Lennie to jump off a bridge into water, and he almost drowned. Lennie was thanking him for pulling him out even though George had told him to jump in.
Give the following details about the AFTERMATH of the fight between Lennie and Curley: 1) What George asks Slim, 2) What deal is made? 3) Why does Curley agree to it?
1) He asks if they'll be canned (fired); 2) Slim says everyone will pretend that Curley got his caught in a machine. 3) He agrees because of his ego; he doesn't want it to be known that Lennie hurt him that badly.
When Slim said his dog "slang her pups last night," how many did she originally give birth to, and how many lived?
She gave birth to 9. 5 lived because he drowned 4 right away.
Last week (December 4th), we had you do a Warm Up asking what you would do with a certain amount of money that was equal to $2.50 in 1937. What was the exact sum of money we asked you to write about?
$56.25
Name 4 significant things we have encountered in the novel that are red.
The girl from Weed's dress, Curley's wife's makeup, her fingernails, her dress, her shoes.