Characters
Slim's job description
What is skinner; lead skinner?
The old swamper
Who is Candy?
The job that George and Lennie do when they go to the ranch?
What is bucking barley?
It was caught in a machine
What happened to Curley's hand according to the other ranch men?
How does Lennie kill the mice accidentally?
He pets them too hard OR they bite him and he squeezes their head/body.
The stable buck
Who is Crooks?
The would-be show girl
Who is Curley's Wife?
The state Crooks is from
What is California?
George jokingly tells Lennie to do this when he was younger
What IS Jump in a river
What game do the men play at night?
Horseshoes
Lennie's Aunt's name.
Who are Aunt Clara?
Why is Lennie disabled? What happened to him?
He was born with a mental disability.
A brown and white pup
What did Lennie receive from Slim after George had spoken with him?
One characteristic common to all characters is
What is loneliness or a dream for a better life?
Why is George so worried about Curly's wife?
She will bring trouble to Lennie/George OR because of what happened at the last ranch.
The man whose hand was crushed by Lennie
Who is Curley?
He wishes he could settle down and not have to go from farm to farm.
Who is George?
Why did Lennie start traveling and working with George
His Aunt Clara died.
What was the reason George let Candy join him and Lennie in their dream farm?
He offered to contribute money to buy the farm; he would be useful to have around
It was old, smelly and useless
Why did Carlson kill Candy's dog?
He shoots an old dog
Who is Carlson?
His dog was killed / He wants to work on George and Lennie's farm.
Who is Candy?
In Chapter 3, Curley rushes into the barn, hoping to catch/accuse whom
Who is Slim?
What is the similarity between Lennie and Candy's dog?
They both are considered a burden or useless in society.
What do the men say is in Curly's glove and why?
Vaseline. So his hands stay soft for his wife.