Literary Element
Theme
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
100
Lennie kills a mouse; then he kills a puppy. The reader expect him to kill the things he likes to touch.
What is foreshadowing?
100
We're gonna have a little house and a couple of acres an' a cow and some pigs and--An live off the fatta the lan.
What is the American Dream?
100
Why did Lennie go to Crooks' room?
Lennie and Crooks were left behind when the other men visited town. Lennie saw Crooks' light on.
100

Lennie blames it because he won't tend the rabbits.

What is the puppy?

100
What did Lennie ask George before George shot him?
George tells Lennie about their Dream, as Lennie looks across the river before this happens.
200
The American Dream is the idea that if people work hard, save their money, and do what is right, they will get want they want.
What is theme?
200
Guys like us, that work on ranches, are the loneliest guys in the world.
What is lonliness?
200

Who thought Curley's wife was a "rat trap" and "not to be messed with?"

George.

200

Why dio you think Steinbeck choose Slim to confirm "the tart's" death?

Because he is the authority figure on the ranch.

200
The men did this when they found the body of Curley's wife
What is form a mob and went in search of Lennie?
300
George faces this when he is deciding to kill Lennie or let him be caught.
What is conflict? (internal)
300
The treatment of Crooks.
What is racism?
300

Why is there a conflict between Lennie and Crooks?

Because Lennie has no right to be in his room.

300
Who does Candy blame for the death of Curley's Wife?
What is Curley's Wife.
300
What type of conflict does Lennie's visions of the giant rabbit and Aunt Clara represent? Be as SPECIFIC as possible.
What is Man Vs. Self?
400
What is the mood of chapter 6? (How does it make the reader feel)
What is sad, depressing, somber, etc.
400
He says he was gonna put me in the movies. Says I was a natural. Soon as he got back to Hollywood, he was gonna write to me about it.
What is the American Dream?
400
This unwanted guest joins the men in Crooks' room
What is Curley's Wife?
400
Who is the first person to find Curley's Wife?
What is Candy?
400
Why does George shoot Lennie?
Curley's death will be long and painful; living in a mental hospital will be full of torture.
500
What is ironic about Curley's reaction to his wife's death? (Consider the action's he wants to take)
He doesn't seem sad about her death, only wants revenge.
500
George trying to protect Lennie and eventually his mercy killing.
What is friendship?
500

Identify the speaker: 'You're nuts. I seen hundreds of men come by on the road an' on the ranches...and everyone of em's got a little piece of land in his head...and never one of 'em get's it.'

What is Crooks?

500
How does George lie to Candy?
He says he is going to wait in the bunkhouse to avoid suspicion, but he really is stealing Carlson's luger.
500

"The crash of the shot rolled up the hills and rolled down again..." is an example of this literary device.

What is personification?

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