Plot
First and only motivation for Curley when he discovers his wife is dead...
"What is revenge (on Lennie)?"
Bonus-What he specifically wanted revenge for...
He's the first to discover Curley's wife's lifeless body in the barn...
"Who is Candy?"
Occupation that represents Curley's wife's shattered dream...
"What is an actress?"
Besides the death of Curley's wife, THIS is the most important thing that dies in Chapter 5...
"What is George's and Lennie's 'dream'/future plans?"
This guy got what he wanted from Curley's wife and all it cost him was a letter...
"Who is the fake Hollywood agent?"
The shotgun that's borrowed as part of the manhunt for Lennie the homicidal maniac.
"What is Crooks' shotgun?"
He 'pleads for mercy' from Curley concerning Lennie...
"Who is George?"
Bonus-This character suggests Curley ought to stay to look after his dead wife...
This character is cursed out and insulted in Chapter 5...
"Who is 'Dead Red' (a.k.a. Curley's wife)?"
The manner of death for Curley's wife...
"What i a broken neck/severed spinal chord?"
What Candy thinks Curley's wife is doing out in the barn...
a. sleeping
b. brushing Lennie's hair
c. doing the horizontal Cotton-Eyed Joe with Crooks
"What is 'A' (sleeping)?"
How Curley narrowed down that Lennie was the culprit responsible for his wife's "newfound scoliosis."
"What is the fact that Lennie was the only one NOT outside playing horseshoes with the guys?"
Two characters that believe something was stolen from them...
"Who are Carlson and Curley's wife?"
Bonus-These were the stolen items...
Three characters referred to as "old lady" by the time we get to Chapter 5...
"Who are:
a. the puppy's mother?"
b. Curley's wife?"
c. Curley's wife's mom?"
How Lennie killed the puppy...
a. suffocating it under his coat.
b. smacking it in the head
c. hurling it across the barn
"What is choice 'b'?"
This town's name outside the ranch means "loneliness" in Spanish...
"What is Soledad?"
What type of tournament did the men have a bet on?
"What is horseshoes?"
Bonus-The total amount the men had bet...
This character inspects Curley's wife's corpse very slowly, carefully and thoroughly☺
"Who is sneaky Slim?"
She had provided Lennie with his first taste of velvet: BAD MOVE!!
"Who is Aunt Clara?"
Where Curley wanted to shoot Lennie, specifically...
"What is right in the old labonza (his guts)?"
Curley tells this guy to go get the deputy sheriff...
"Who is Whit?"
Bonus-the deputy's name:
The two things George decides to do now that Lennie is on the run...
"What is dismiss the idea of the dream farm and continue working on the ranch?"
This character makes it clear that Lennie must get away or he will be lynched and quite possibly spit on...
"Who is Candy?"
Where George says he will go as soon as the end of the month comes (after he finds Curley's wife dead)...
"What is some lousy cathouse?" (with all of them kitty-cats)!
This death foreshadowed Curley's wife's 'checkout' in Chapter 5...
"What is the puppy's death?"
Where Lennie would likely wind up if he is allowed to live:
a. the cathouse
b. the nuthouse
c. the outhouse
d. Curley's ranch house
d.
"What is b?"