**Conte, Triassi Name: ________________________
Sec. 4 – Reg. Gr.: _____________
Of Mice & Men – John Steinbeck
Chapter 1: “A few miles south of Soledad….”
1. Where does the story take place? Setting?
2. How did the author establish that Lennie was dependent on George?
3. What happened with Lennie and the mice?
4. Why was it so important for them to get their own place? What dream did it
represent?
Chapter 2: “The bunkhouse was a long…”
1. What did the boss suspect George is doing, talking for Lennie?
2. Before Curley even says a word, what was his reaction to Lennie?
3. Why did Curley wear a glove, full of Vaseline, on his left hand?
4. Why was everyone afraid of Curley?
5. Why did George warn Lennie about Curley?
6. Why was Lennie’s last name both ironic and symbolic?
7. What did Slim do with four of the puppies from his dog? What symbolic
meaning did this have?
Chapter 3: “Although there was evening….”
1. While talking to Slim, what did George admit to him about what he did to Lennie
as a younger man?
2. How did George and Slim agree about relationships between men?
3. Why did Carlson want to kill Candy’s dog? What did it reflect about his
character?
4. What is the importance of seeing the letter in the magazine, written by someone
who once worked on the ranch?
5. What is important about the fact that Slim volunteered to put tar on the mule’s
foot, instead of allowing Crooks to do it?
Chapter 4: “Crooks, the stable buck…”
1. Where did Whit invite George to go?
2. George only drank at the brothel. Why?
3. How did Candy agree to contribute to their venture, and why is he motivated this
way?
4. Why did Curley attack Lennie?
5. How did Lennie hurt Curley?
6. How did Slim make sure that Curley won’t get George and Lennie fired?
7. In what way is Crooks’ quality of life actually better than that of the ranch hands?
8. Why did Lennie visit Crooks when no one is supposed to?
9. Why did Crooks abuse Lennie?
10. What did Crooks offer to Candy and Lennie in regards to the land they want to
get?
11. When Curley’s wife said: “They left all the weak ones here”, what did she mean?
12. Why did Curley’s wife wander along the ranch?
13. How did she react when Crooks warned her to leave?
14. Do you think she knows the truth about Curley’s broken hand?
15. Why did Crooks back out of the plan for the farm?
Chapter 5: “One end of the great barn…”
1. What symbolic meaning do the clanging of the horseshoes in the barn have?
2. What happened to Lennie’s puppy?
3. Who visited Lennie in the barn? What was her life story?
4. What was Curley’s wife’s name?
5. Why did Curley’s wife marry him?
6. What happened between Curley’s wife and Lennie?
7. What was the significance of the pigeon flying out of the barn?
8. Who did Candy blame for the tragedy that happened & why?
9. What did Curley state that he will do to Lennie? What does this say about him?
Chapter 6: “The deep green pool…”
1. What visions did Lennie hallucinate seeing? What did these visions say?
2. What admission and reassurance did George give his best friend, one that he
had never done before? Why did he do it?
3. At the end, what do Slim and George decide to do? What bond do they
have?
• Vocabulary:
1. Pugnacious:
2. (to) appraise:
3. Douse:
4. (to) cringe:
5. Derogatory:
6. Writhe:
7. Reprehensible:
8. (to) maul:
9. (to) scoff:
10. Pantomime:
11. (to) mimic:
12. Debris:
