Early Chapters
why do Lennie and George get kicked out of Weed?
Lennie got into trouble with grabbing a lady's dress
Large build, intimidating, gentle, disabled, dies at the end
Lennie
When Lennie is hiding he ends up hallucinating his Aunt Clara and what animal?
A rabbit
In chapter 4, which character asks to get in on Lennie and George's Dream Farm?
Crooks
what year was John Steinbeck born?
1902
why does Carlson shoot Candy's dog in Chapter 3?
It was sick and unable to work anymore
short but strong, short-tempered, loving, idealist, gruff
George
In this chapter, George finds Lennie hiding in the brush by Salinas River. George gives Lennie the instruction to do this when he was ever in trouble in which chapter?
Chapter 1
The Farm George and Lennie dream of is a major point of conversation throughout the book. What does this dream farm represent?
Hope, the "American Dream"
Steinbeck won a Pulitzer Prize for this novel and was cited as reason for his Noble Prize
"The Grapes of Wrath"
What do mice represent when it comes to Lennie and his role in the story?
False hope/vulnerability and helplessness
thin, curled hair, aggressive, has a wife, insecure
Curly
Near then end of the chapter George tells Lennie about their dream of owning a farm. George does this afterwards
shoots Lennie
What does Lennie decide he wants to do on their dream farm?
He wants to tend to rabbits
What does George say to Lennie before he shoots him?
Most men go through life without companions, but at least they have each other
The environment of the riverbank foreshadows Lennie's death. What animal was present in the water before Lennie arrives?
A Heron