Vocab
People
Big Events
Background
Facts
100

Bindle

a bed roll/pack of belongings

100

Who killed the mouse at the beginning of the book?

Lennie

100

Did George and Lennie get their farm?

No

100

What are some reasons why someone would want to kill Candy's dog?

They thought he was useless, couldn't hunt, and he could get one of Slim's pups

100

What are the two books that Crooks own?

A tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California Civil Code 1905

200

Morosely 

Sadly, gloomily

200

Who killed Lennie?

George

200

Who killed Curley's wife and how?

Lennie killed her by snapping her neck because he was worried someone would hear her.

200

How did Lennie and George know each other?

They grew up together

200

Who offered money to help pay for the farm?

Candy

300

Lumbered

Move heavily or clumsily

300

Who said this? "Sometimes he (Lennie) talks, and you don't know what the hell he's talkin' about. Ain't that so?" (pg. 70).

Crooks

300

What was Lennie doing in the barn when Curley's wife approached him?

He was petting his dead pup

300

What can the reader infer about how Lennie's childhood went?

He didn't have a good childhood

300

What did Lennie break during his fight with Curley?

His hand

400

Recumbent

Laying down and reclining 

400

Who killed Candy's dog

Carlson

400

Who's gun was Lennie killed with? 

Slim's

400

Did Crooks live with everyone in the bunk house?

No, he lived in the harness barn

400

What type of tree was mentioned in the beginning of the book?

Sycamore tree

500

Skinner 

Mule driver

500

Who is the bosses kid?

Curley

500

Where did Lennie go after killing Curley's wife?

He went to the bush by the river 

500

What is the reason Curley's wife married Curley?

She wanted to become famous/well known

500

Who was in a magazine?

Bill/William

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