Characters
Who is the main antagonist in "Of Mice and Men"?
Curley.
Why was the boss mad at George and Lennie in Chapter 2?
they were supposed to arrive the night before
What card game does George play?
solitaire
What does Lennie take out of his pocket that gets him yelled at by George?
A dead mouse.
Where does "Of Mice and Men" take place?
Who wanted to join Lennie and George once they started a ranch?
Candy
What is Candy's opinion of the Boss?
he is a pretty nice fella
What did Carlson do with his Luger? Why?
kills Candy's dog to put it out of its misery
What is the theme for chapter 1?
Is Curley a round or flat character?
Flat.
Who cared for Lennie before George started to?
Aunt Clara.
What does Carlson want and why?
he wants one of Slims dogs and he wants to shoot his old dog because it smells
What is significant about the letter Whit reads from the Western magazine?
The letter was written by a former ranch hand they had known.
What is chapter 2's theme?
Sexism.
What was the Climax?
When Lennie killed Curley's wife.
Who shot Candy's dog?
Carlson.
Who greets lennie and george at the bunkhouse
an old man named candy
List words that Carlson used to describe Candy's dog.
smelly, old, cripled
Relationships.
How is imagery used to describe Curley's wife?
With red fingernails, rolled up hair, and with a cotton dress with little bouquets of red ostrich feathers.
Who has a glove on their left hand, and why?
Curley, and so that he can keep his hands soft for his wife.
What are the problems in the bunkhouse?
people need to get along in tight spaces and there are bugs
What did Candy admit when all the other men come to the bunkhouse?
Slim shuts the situation down: he tells Curley to say that he got his hand caught in a machine. If he tries to get Lennie fired, Slim will tell everyone what really happened.
What is Lennie's mental illness?
Lennie has disabilities and he does not work. Lennie exhibits signs of autism.
What was the internal conflict with Candy about?
That he let a stranger shoot his dog, and/or his age is rendering him useless.