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1 Chapter 1 1. George and Lennie contrast both physically and mentally. Explain. 2. What type of imagery does Steinbeck use to convey Lennie s inability to control his emotions? 3. Why does George not allow Lennie to pet mice? 4. What are the similarities between what happened in Weed (p. 11) and the mice? 5. George describes the life of most migrants on page 13. Summarize what George says. 6. How are he and Lennie different from most migrants? 7. What does Lennie want to take care of on the dream-ranch? 8. Read over the dream on page How do you know the dream is romantic, not realistic? 9. Describe George s dreams as conveyed in this section. 10. What is the importance of their plan to get their own place and Live of the fatta (fat of) the land? What is symbolic about this plan? 11. What does George tell Lennie not to do when they get to the ranch? 12. What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets into trouble? 13. What literary elements are these warnings? 14. In what ways does Steinbeck establish Lennie s dependence on George? Provide two specific examples. 15. Why does Steinbeck describe the actions of Lennie s hands? 16. How does George feel his life would be different without Lennie? What insight does this provide as to George s character, then, that he looks after Lennie? 17. Why does Lennie offer to run off and live in the hills? Hoes does George argue against this? What can we establish about Lennie s character from this exchange? 18. How does Steinbeck convey Lennie s animal-like qualities? 19. What two things does George want Lennie to remember? 20. Draw a physical description of Lennie and George based off of the descriptions in the novel. Chapter 2 1. What do Candy s comments about Crooks indicate about the attitude toward blacks in the 1930s? 2. What made the boss suspicious of George?

2 3. What does he think George might be doing to Lennie? 4. What lie does George tell the boss so that he and Lennie won t get fired? 5. What comment on p. 24 illustrates the isolation of the workers? 6. With whom does Curley like to pick fights? Why? 7. How does Candy characterize Curley s wife? 8. What is his opinion of Curley? 9. Why is Curley s wife never given a name? 10. What warning does George give to Lennie about Curley and Curley s wife? What literary technique is this? 11. How is Slim portrayed? 12. P. 35 What does Slim say that reveals the peculiarity of the relationship between George and Lennie? 13. Most of the opening paragraphs of this section consist of a realistic description of the bunkhouse. What detail suggests that the ranch hands have a "romantic" side? 14. How does the account of Whitey's quitting contribute to the book's mood of alienation? 15. Why is the stable buck set apart from the other men? 16. Which character names from this section have symbolic importance? 17. Why is the boss suspicious of George and Lonnie? 18. What is Candy's attitude toward Curley? 19. What is Candy's opinion of Curley's wife? Does it seem justified? 20. What qualities does the description of Slim suggest? 21. What is the significance of Slim's and Carlson's remarks about the dogs? 22. Give some examples of foreshadowing in this section. Chapter 3 1. Look over Slim s comments about the life of a migrant on page 39. What idea about migrants does this reinforce? 2. What was the last trick George played on Lennie? 3. George said he would never play another trick on Lennie. Explain what he did. What do you think George realized? 4. George reveals the truth of Weed to Slim. What lie did the girl tell that made Lennie and George have to flee for their lives? 5. What did Slim give Lennie that made him so happy? What is Slim s assessment of Lennie on p. 42 and on p. 43? 6. Carlson wants to shoot Candy s dog. Describe the dog.

3 7. To whom does Candy look to for an opinion as to whether the dog should be shot or not? 8. Where does Carlson say he will shoot the dog so that it will not feel any fear? 9. Look at the comments Whit makes about Curley s wife. a. What does George say about her? b. Where does Whit ask George to go? c. How are his glowing remarks about Suzy s place ironic in light of what he said about Curley s wife. 10. As George relates the romanticized dream in detail to Lennie, who overhears? 11. What does he offer them that makes the dream seem possible? 12. ON page 60, Candy tells why he wants to be part of their dream-ranch. Explain. 13. What are the parallels between Candy and his dog? 14. Candy is upset that he did not shoot the dog himself. Why? 15. Page 62: The fight between Lennie and Curley a. Why is Lennie smiling? b. What does Curley think he is doing? c. How does Lennie first react to Curley s punches? d. What does Lennie do to Curley when George finally yells Get im? e. How is Lennie s reation similar to the incident in Weed? 16. What does Slim tell Curley to say about his hand? Why does he agree? 17. What is Lennie s only concern? 18. What does George s conversation with Slim reveal about his past treatment of Lennie? 19. Why does George trust Slim? 20. What is George s analysis of Lennie s attack on the girl in Weed? Does it seem probable? 21. Analyze Carlson s reasons for and Candy s reason against shooting Candy s dog. How do they touch on the central issues of the novel? 22. Why does George decline Whit s invitation to visit the brothel? 23. Relate George s description of the farm to the novel s theme of a romantic Eden. 24. What is important about the fact that Slim volunteers to put tar on the mule s foot, instead of allowing Crooks to do it? 25. What comparison does Candy make between his own condition and his dog s? How does this reinforce the theme of responsibility? 26. What does Lennie s fight with Curley show the ranch hands? What does the description of this fight suggest about the nature of violence? 27. How does Slim make sure that Curley will not get Lennie and George fired?

4 Chapter 4 1. Describe Crooks personality. 2. Why does he not want Lennie in his room? 3. Lennie shows his innocence by asking Crooks why Crooks is not wanted. What is Crooks reply? 4. Crooks then torments Lennie about George. What does Crooks say? Why does Crooks do this? 5. Crooks describes the plight of most migrants. What is the migrants common dream? 6. Why is the dream seldom realized? 7. Who then comes into Crooks room? 8. What is Crooks response when Candy says that it must be nice to have a room all to yourself this way? 9. Why does Candy say he and all workers want a land? 10. Who wants to be part of this George, Lennie s, and Candy s plan? Why? 11. Curley s wife then enters Crooks room and we learn about her marriage. a. When does she get along with the men? b. Why does she seek out their company? c. What does she say about Curley? 12. What was her aspiration? 13. How does she threaten Crooks? 14. Look closely how Steinbeck describes Crooks reaction. He reverts back to the way he was in the beginning of this section. What does Crooks tell Candy about being part of the plan? What does he realize about his relationship with the others? 15. Make a list of four details Steinbeck gives about the harness room and comment on the feeling conveyed by each of the details. 16. In his room, Crooks has a dictionary and a copy of the California Civil Code, which covers civil law, not criminal law. What does this tell us about him? 17. What does Crooks like about talking to Lennie? 18. Crooks says, I ain t a southern negro. What is the significance of that statement? 19. Why is Candy reluctant to enter Cooks room and why does Crooks invite him in anyway? 20. What is the significance of the statement, It was difficult for Crooks to conceal his pleasure with anger? 21. Why is Crooks so pessimistic about the dream to get land of their own? 22. How does Curley s wife treat the three men in Crooks room? Give three examples. 23. In what ways are Curley s wife and Crooks alike?

5 24. Steinbeck begins and ends the chapter with Crooks putting liniment on his back. Why does he repeat this detail? Chapter 5 1. What happens to Lennie s puppy? 2. What is Lennie s greatest fear? 3. Why does Curley get mad at his wife? 4. Whom does Curley s wife blame for the failure of her dream? 5. Why does she marry Curley? 6. What does Lennie touch? What happens? 7. Name other times he has reacted with violence or uncontrollable strength and emotions. 8. page 94 What do Candy and George realize about their dream-ranch? 9. Whom does Candy blame? 10. Whom do the men think stole Carlson s gun? Who really has it? 11. Steinbeck juxtaposes (vocabulary word this year) the quiet in the barn with the game of horseshoes outside. What is the effect of this contrast? 12. What does Curley s wife mean when she says she could have made something out of her life? How has life disappointed her? 13. Where did she meet Curley and why did she marry him? 14. Comment on her admission, I don t like Curley. He ain t a nice fella. (86). 15. Why is she confiding in Lennie? 16. What is the significance of the following description from part V: 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 (90). 17. What is George thinking about when he says, I think I knowed we d never do her. He usta like to hear about it so much I got to thinking maybe we would (92). 18. What decision does George make when he decides that he is not going to let anyone hurt Lennie? What insight does this give you to George s character as a man? 19. How does Slim help George in this situation? 20. Curley does not stay with his wife s body, but instead goes after Lennie. What does this show us about him as a man?

6 Chapter 6 1. For what does the first vision scold Lennie? 2. What does the second vision tell Lennie? 3. In what voice do these visions speak? What does this indicate? 4. George finds Lennie hiding in the brush. What does Lennie want George to tell him about? 5. What does George do? 6. Why do you think George did this? 7. Who is the only one who understands and reassures George that he had not other choice? 8. What are the parallels to the killing of Candy s dog? 9. Describe Lennie's state of mind as he goes to hide in the brush. 10. The description of Lonnie's death recalls another event in the novel. What is it? 11. What does the parallel reveal about George's motives? 12. Explain George's last remarks to Lonnie. 13. Why does George lie about the gun? 14. Why does Slim treat George as he does? 15. Explain the significance of the last line in the novel. 16. If George was brought to trial, and you were on the jury, how would you rule?

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