Crooks
What does Crooks initially do when Lennie enters his room?
He tells Lennie to leave, as he is not welcome in his room.
What is the main reason Curley’s wife visits Crooks, Lennie, and Candy in the stable?
How does Curley’s wife treat Crooks when she enters the stable?
What does George have with him when he meets Lennie at the riverbank?
George has a gun with him, which he later uses to kill Lennie.
At the end of Chapter 6, what does George do to Lennie?
George shoots Lennie in the back of the head, killing him quickly and painlessly.
"Don't you go yellin'," he said, and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. And then she was still, for Lennie had broken her neck.
Simile
How does Crooks react when Candy joins Lennie in his room?
Crooks becomes more comfortable and allows Candy to stay.
How does Curley’s wife treat Crooks when she enters the stable?
She is condescending and threatens him, reminding him of his lower social status because he is Black.
In Chapter 6, what does George tell Lennie to do when he gets to the riverbank?
George tells Lennie to look across the river and imagine the farm they are going to have.
What is the reaction of the other men when they find Curley’s wife dead?
The men are shocked, and Curley immediately wants revenge on Lennie.
As happens sometimes, a moment settled and hovered and remained for much more than a moment. And sound stopped and movement stopped for much, much more than a moment.
Then gradually time awakened again and moved sluggishly on.
Personification
In Chapter 4, what does Crooks say about being alone?
Crooks says that being alone makes a man sick, as humans need companionship.
What does Curley’s wife reveal to Lennie about her dreams?
She reveals that she had dreams of becoming a movie star and living a glamorous life, but they never came true.
What is Lennie’s mental condition described as?
Lennie is described as having a childlike mind and being mentally challenged, unable to fully understand the consequences of his actions.
How do the other ranch workers interpret what happened between George and Lennie?
The other workers believe George killed Lennie out of self-defense, unaware of the true emotional reasons behind it.
The curls, tiny little sausages, were spread on the hay behind her head, and her lips were parted.
Metaphor
What does Crooks’ room symbolize in the context of the novel?
It symbolizes Crooks’ isolation and segregation due to his race, and his separate status from the other workers.
Why is Lennie afraid after Curley’s wife begins talking to him in Chapter 5?
Lennie is afraid that he might get in trouble for talking to her, as George had warned him to stay away from Curley’s wife.
What does Lennie hallucinate about when he is waiting for George by the riverbank?
Lennie hallucinates about his Aunt Clara and a giant rabbit, both scolding him for disappointing George.
Why does Slim offer to take George for a drink after Lennie’s death?
Slim understands the emotional toll the situation has taken on George and wants to offer him comfort and companionship.
Already the sun had left the valley to go climbing up the slopes of the Gabilan mountains,
Personification
What does Crooks say about the dreams of ranch workers?
Crooks says that the dreams of ranch workers never come true, as he has seen many men with the same hopes and none of them succeed.
In Chapter 5, what does Lennie do that leads to tragic consequences?
Lennie accidentally kills Curley’s wife by breaking her neck while trying to stop her from screaming.
Why does George feel he has no choice but to kill Lennie?
George believes that killing Lennie himself is the only way to protect him from a worse fate, like being lynched or tortured by Curley and the others.
How does the final scene at the riverbank reflect the novel’s central themes of friendship and mercy?
The final scene shows the tragic end of George and Lennie’s friendship, highlighting the themes of mercy (George killing Lennie out of love) and the harshness of the world where dreams often fail.
Suddenly Lennie appeared out of the brush, and he came as silently as a creeping bear moves.
Simile