Ch.1
What are George and Lennie like?
George is small and wiry; Lennie is huge and has a mental disability.
When George tries not to let Lennie talk to the boss, why is the boss suspicious?
he thinks that George might take Lennie's pay
Why did George stop playing tricks on Lennie years ago?
Because he nearly made Lennie drown once and felt ashamed
what is chapter 4 really called
the loneliness chapter
Where does George find Lennie?
in the brush where George told him to go if he had gotten into any trouble
What does Lennie do with the mouse he is carrying in his pocket?
He accidentally crushes it to death petting it.
Are George and Lennie related?
No, but George knew Lennie’s Aunt Clara.
What happens to Candy’s old dog?
Carlson and Slim convince him to let Carlson shoot it.
What does Curley’s wife threaten Crooks with?
she would have him hanged
Who does Lennie imagine yelling at him?
His Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit
Why did they have to leave the last farm in Weeds?
Lennie wouldn’t let go of a girl’s pretty dress.
Who is Curley?
A vicious but weak ex-boxer who is the boss’s son
Why does Candy want to give George and Lennie his life savings?
Because he wants to join in them in buying their dream farm and because he's old and doesn't have a way of life anymore.
What possibility does Crooks upset Lennie with?
He suggests that maybe George won’t return from town and that he might be dead
What does George say to Lennie?
Very little
What does George say his life would be like without Lennie?
he would be living off the fatta lamb
What’s Curley’s wife like?
Young, flirtatious, pretty, and lonely
What happens to Curley’s hand after he beats up Lennie?
Lennie grabs his hand and crushes it.
What happened to the puppy Lennie is talking to in the barn?
Lennie accidentally killed it while playing with it.
What does George do while he describes the farm to Lennie?
He shoots him in the back of the head.
When will Lennie get to tend rabbits?
When they buy themselves a farm of their own
Who is the most respected of the work crew?
Slim "the king of the ranch"
How does Lennie think he’ll be punished?
George won’t let him take care of the rabbits on their farm.
What happens when Curley’s wife tells Lennie to touch her hair more gently?
Lennie gets scared, suffocates her, and breaks her neck.
What do Curley and Carlson have a hard time understanding?
Why George and Slim seem serious and upset