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Mr. Callahan Period___________

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck Study Guide

DIRECTIONS: Please answer the following questions in your notebook

or i-pad.

Chapter One (pp. 1-16)

1. What does Lennie have in his hand?
2. What must Lennie always remember?
3. Where are George and Lennie going?
4. Why does George tell Lennie not to speak when they meet the
boss?
5. What is George and Lennie’s dream?
6. According to George, why are ranch workers the loneliest people
in the world?
7. Where must Lennie go if he gets into trouble?
8. Why did George and Lennie leave Weed?
Chapter Two (pp. 17-37)
1. Why is George upset with his bunk?
2. Where do the ranch hands keep their personal belongings?
3. Why is the boss rankled with George and Lennie?
4. Explain Candy’s handicap.
5. How is the boss a “pretty nice fellow” according to Candy?
6. According to Candy, what is Curley good at?
 7. Why does Curley wear a glove on his left hand?
8. What advice does George give Lennie regarding Curley?
9. What is George’s attitude towards Curley’s wife?
10.Why did Slim drown four puppies?
11. Why is Lennie excited?
Chapter Three (pp. 38-65)
1. Why did George and Lennie start travelling together?
2. What caused George to stop playing practical jokes on Lennie?
3. How does Carlson convince Candy to have the dog shot?
4. Who is William Tenner? Why is he significant?
5. Where do the workers spend their money?
6. How is Candy similar to his dog?
7. Why does Curley attack Lennie?
8. Why does George allow Candy to share in the “dream”?
9. How does Slim threaten Curley?
Chapter Four (pp. 66-83)
1. Why does Crooks have more personal items that the others?
2. Why is Lennie not welcomed in Crooks’ room?
3. What is Crooks’ initial reaction to Lennie’s dream farm?
4. What causes Crooks to become interested in the farm?
5. Why is Curley’s wife suspicious of Curley’s injury?
6. What are Curley’s wife’s dreams?
7. What causes Crooks to confront Curley’s wife? What is her
reaction?
8. What does Crooks tell Candy at the end of this sections?
Chapter Five (pp. 84-98)
1. What happened to Lennie’s puppy?
2. What information from her past does Curley’s wife share with
Lennie?
3. Why does Curley’s wife allow Lennie to touch her hair?
4. Why did Lennie kill Curley’s wife?
5. Who discovers the body?
6. Why does George say that Lennie cannot be allowed to escape?
7. What is Slim’s attitude about Lennie being locked up?
8. Why do the men think that Lennie is armed?
9. Why does Candy cry?
Chapter Six (pp. 99-107)
1. How does this chapter bring the story full circle?
2. What two imaginary visions does Lennie see? What is significant
about them?
3. How did George obtain the gun?
4. Why is George hesitant?
5. What lie does George tell about Lennie’s death?
6. What evidence is there that Slim understands the truth
surrounding Lennie’s death?
7. How does George make Lennie’s death somewhat comfortable?