In the details
In chapter 1, when describing the setting, why did Steinbeck place rabbits, raccoons, dogs, and deer in the area instead of bears and bobcats?
To create a warm and peaceful mood, and to set a calm and gentle tone.
What are the full names of the main characters?
George Milton and Lennie Small
What did Lennie's aunt Clara give him?
a rubber mouse.
What is the problem that Curly has with Lennie?
Curly is intimidated by big guys, and Lennie is big.
What is a lie that George told to the boss?
Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse when he was little.
What details in the opening paragraph let the reader know the tone is gentle and calm, and the mood is warm and peaceful?
“Rabbits come out of the brush to sit on the sand in the evening, and the damp flats are covered with the night tracts of ‘coons.”
What character picks a fight with Crooks, the African-American stable buck, on Christmas?
Smitty
What was the color of the girl's dress that Lennie touched in Weed?
Red
Which is an example from the book of George acting like Lennie’s parent?
Lennie was drinking water too fast, so George told him to slow down so he doesn’t get another belly ache.
What did Slim do to Lulu's puppies?
He drowned 4 of them.
Where does this story take place?
California
What is the “cathouse” called that the men frequently visit?
Old Suzy’s Place
When Lennie runs away, what does he take with him?
the dead puppy.
What does the death of Candy's dog foreshadow for Candy?
He is headed for the same ending.
What reason does Carlson give Candy for needing to shoot his dog?
He’s old, blind, smells, and has no teeth to eat with.
Name 4 items Crooks kept in his room that symbolize loneliness.
Single barrel shotgun, alarm clock, books, and a dictionary.
According to the book, when the men find Curley's wife dead in the barn, who checks her for vital signs?
Slim
The two hallucinations Lennie sees while waiting in the brush scold him. They are manifestations of the stress Lennie is feeling, and they verbalized his biggest fears. What are the hallucinations of?
aunt Clara and a rabbit.
Lennie yells at the puppy saying it is responsible for its own death. He claims the puppy is not as small as a mouse, and that he should have been able to handle it. What does this show about Lennie's character?
His childlike mind.
What was Lennie doing that made Curly attack him?
Laughing and picturing the rabbits and the dream farm.
What is the theme of this novel?
The loneliness of ranch workers.
What two card games are played by the men in the bunk room?
Solitaire and Euchre
What did the men do for fun on Christmas night?
Drank whiskey and fought Crooks.
Look closely at the dialog between Lennie and George at the end. George is talking to Lennie, but he is also talking to himself. What is the message he is giving to himself?
That killing Lennie is what is best.
Candy has $300 to put in for the “dream farm.” Where did he get his money from?
$250 for losing his hand, the rest saved up from working.