Quotes
"What pup, George? I ain't got no pup."
Lennie
On one side of the river the golden foothill slopes curve up to the strong and rocky Gabilan mountains, but on the valley side the water is lined with trees-willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures the debris of the winter's flooding; and sycamores with _____, white, recumbent limbs and branches that arch over the pool.
Mottled
He is described as small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features. Also with small, strong hands, slender arms, and a thin and bony nose.
George
Who does Lennie kill?
Curley's wife
John Steinbeck
"Well, he better watch out for Lennie. Lennie ain't no fight, but Lennie's strong and quick and Lennie don't know no rules."
George
"Says 'positively kills, lice, roaches and other _____."
Scourges
This character loves rabbits and is described as just like a kid
Lennie
Why does Curley fight Lennie?
Lennie was smiling about his dream and Curley thought he was laughing at him
Who does George say Lennie is to him at the beginning of the book?
His cousin
"I'll shoot 'im in the guts. Come on, you guys."
Curley
"The room was swept and fairly neat, for Crooks was a proud, ____ man.
aloof
The bosses son who is always starting fights
Curley
Why did George and Lennie have to leave Weed?
Lennie got in trouble, and guys in Weed started a party to lynch Lennie
What does the death of Candy's dog foreshadow?
George killing Lennie
"You hadda, George. I swear you hadda. Come on with me."
Slim
"In the stable buck's room a small electric globe threw a ______ yellow light"
meager
She is known for giving the men on the farm "the eye"
Curley's Wife
What is Lennie supposed to do when he gets in trouble?
Hide in the brush
What does the story of what happened in Weed foreshadow?
Lennie killing Curley's wife
"Oh, George! I been figurin' and figurin'. I got it doped out how we can even make some money on them rabbits."
Candy
Candy was _____. "Didn't tell nobody but Crooks."
crestfallen
He is the one who shoots Candy's dog.
Carlson
Why did George kill Lennie?
To save him from a worse death from Curley
Where does the book take place?
A ranch in California