Ch. 1 Facts
The setting of the book
What is California?
What is the Salinas River Valley?
What is a Ranch in the Southwest?
What is a few miles south of Soledad along the Salinas River?
Owning land and having a garden and rabbits for Lennie to tend.
What is George and Lennie's dream?
This character has only one hand.
Who is Candy?
This is the reason Curly's wife's appearance in the bunkhouse creates tension.
What is, she likes to flirt with men?
What is, George thinks she is trouble (rat trap)?
What is, George doesn't want trouble from Curly?
What is, George doesn't think she shouldn't be there?
What is, George thinks she is a "tramp"?
What is, George is worried about Lennie getting in trouble?
This is a reason why people are suspicious of George and Lennie traveling together.
What is none of the guys travel together, most of them are loners?
What is George is seen as smart and Lennie is seen as dumb, why would a smart guy want to tie himself down to someone like Lennie?
What is George does the talking for Lennie?
This is the historical time period when the story takes place.
What is the 1930s
What is The Great Depression
What is the Dustbowl or Great Migration
The reason why men who work on a ranch are the "loneliest guys in the world" according to George.
What is, they have no family
they don't belong any place
they don't have anything to look ahead to
they move from ranch to ranch
This is a reason George gets upset when he enters the bunkhouse. (pg 18)
What is, he sees a can of bug spray?
This is the reason Slim wants George and Lennie on his team. (pg 34)
What is, he wants strong men who can do good work?
This is a reason Lennie needs George.
What is George to explain complicated facts
What is George keeps important papers for him
What is George has to give him instructions
What is Lennie gets into trouble often
The two men camping near the river trail.
Who are George / Lennie?
This is how George keeps Lennie out of trouble.
What is threatening to not let him tend the rabbits?
What is threatening to leave Lennie?
What is, rehearsing what to do and say so Lennie doesn't say or do the wrong thing?
This is the character who was kicked by a horse and has a physical disability. (pg 20)
Who is Crooks?
This is the reason Carlson wants Slim to give Candy one of the puppies from his dog's litter. (pg 36)
What is, Candy's dog is old and stinks
What is, Candy's dog can hardly walk, is blind, has no teeth, has to be fed milk etc
This is why Lennie's name is ironic, according to Carlson. (pg 35)
What is, because he is not small?
The town Lennie and George’s previously worked that they had to leave. (pg 6)
Weed
The reason why George took the mouse away from Lennie.
What is, it wasn't fresh
What is, it's a sign of Lennie's mental problems
What is, George takes care of Lennie
What is, Lennie broke it from petting it
This is the lie George tell the Boss about Lennie to explain his oddness. (pg 22)
What is, Lennie was kicked in the head when he was little?
This is Lennie’s reason for wanting to leave the ranch after meeting the other workers. (pg 32-33)
What is Lennie says, “It’s mean here”?
What is, Lennie says, "This ain't no good place"
What is, Lennie can sense the other men are not like George and don't care about them.
What is, Lennie doesn't like how Carlson talked about shooting Candy's dog.
This is the reason Curly wears a glove full of Vaseline. (pg 27)
What is he wants his hands to be soft for his wife
An example of Lennie’s mental challenges.
What is, he likes to pet soft things
What is, he doesn't know where they are going
What is, he doesn't know his own strength
According to George, this is how he and Lennie different from other men.
What is, they have each other
This is the character who is described as "pugnacious" which means he is aggressive and likes to fight.
Who is Curly?
Who is the Boss's son?
This is the character who's authority was so great that his word was taken on any subject, be it politics or love.
Who is Slim
This is the reason Lennie is excited at the end of Chapter 2. (pg 36)
What is, he heard one of the men had puppies and he wants one.