She asks him to touch her hair but then gets scared and begins to scream. He covers her mouth and eventually shakes her out of fear, breaking her neck.
100
Who is being described: "Behind him walked his opposite, a huge man... with large sloping shoulders."
Lennie
100
Why is the book entitled "Of Mice and Men?"
A poem... "The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry..." many plans/dreams go "awry/" wrong.
200
What is the second hallucination that Lennie sees as he is hiding in the brush?
A giant rabbit
200
Name: The most respected man on the ranch
Slim
200
Explain why the following is an example of foreshadowing: "I out to of shot that dog myself, George."
George remembers Candy's words when he chooses to kill Lennie.
300
How does the stable buck make Lennie angry?
He (Crooks) suggests that George may not come back.
300
What do the rabbits represent in this novel?
Their dream; the consequences for Lennie
300
Discuss how two characters show the theme of loneliness in the novel.
Curley's Wife: Lonely because she is the only woman on the ranch, she doesn't like her husband, she had a dream, etc.
Crooks: Lonely because he is African American, segregated
400
At the end of the the novel, what does Curley want to do to Lennie if he catches him?
Shoot him in the gut
400
Who gives Lennie his puppy?
Slim
400
Using two examples, discuss the theme of intolerance in the novel
Possible answers: Crooks and racism, Lennie and discrimination b/c of his disability, men are intolerant to Curley's Wife
500
How do the men convince Curley to keep quiet about Lennie crushing his hand?
Slim tells him that if he tells about his hand, that Slim will tell everyone about Curley getting beat up by Lennie (they threaten his pride).
500
Who is the "old swamper?"
Candy
500
Why are George and Lennie "different from other guys that work on ranches?"