Of Mice and Men Test

Ch 6: Is George mad at Lennie for what he did?

No, George said that he has never been mad at Lennie.

Ch 1: Where should Lennie go if he gets in trouble?

To hide in the bushes at the pond.

Ch 6: What vision comes to Lennie after the one of Aunt Clara? What does it tell Lennie?

A gigantic rabbit. It said that he would forget to take care of the rabbits and they would go hungry.

Define symbolism.

A symbol is an object or action that stands for something else.

Define prejudice.

An unfavorable opinion or feeling formed beforehand or without knowledge, thought, or reason.

Define allegory.

Any writing in verse or pose that has a double meaning.

Ch 5: Why doesn't Lennie think George will let him tend the rabbits?

Because he killed the puppy

Ch 5: Who discovers Curley's wife in the barn?

Candy

Ch 3: Why doesn't Candy put down his old dog like Carlson suggests?

Candy has had the dog since it was a puppy.

Ch 3: How does Candy's dog die?

Carlson shot the dog

Ch 4: What does Crooks say that panics Lennie?

Crooks asked Lennie what he would do if George never came back.

Ch 3: What happens between Curley and Lenny? Why?

Curley starts beating up Lennie, because he thought that Curley was laughing at him.

Ch 4: What causes Crooks to "reduce himself to nothing"?

Curley's Wife got mad at him for talking back to her.

Ch 5: Who is Candy mad at for Curley's wife's death?

Curley's wife

Who were the three characters that were obstacles to George and Lennie's dream?

Curley, the boss, and Curley's wife.

Ch 2: What does Lennie want George to ask for from Slim?

For a puppy

Ch 1: How does George feel about dealing with Lennie?

George seemed to be annoyed with Lennie.

Ch 2: How does George cover for Lennie when the boss thinks he's trying to "put one over on him"?

George tells him that Lennie is his cousin and Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse as a kid which made him not as smart.

Ch 3: How did George used to treat Lennie? Why'd he stop?

George used to play jokes on Lennie. He told Lennie to jump in the river and he did it even though he couldn't swim.

Ch 1: Why did Aunt Clara stop giving Lennie mice?

He always killed the mice

Ch 3: What does Candy ask George in the bunkhouse?

He asks if he can live with George and Lennie when they get their own place

Ch 5: Who does Curley blame for his wife's death and what does he want to do?

He blames Lennie and he wants to kill him.

Ch 3: How does Slim ensure Lennie and George won't get fired?

He convinces Curley to tell people that he got his hand caught in a machine

Ch 4: How does Candy react to Curley's wife when she is is the barn?

He gets angry and says that she isn't wanted there.

Ch 5: What plan does George create to make sure the other guys don't think he's in on it?

He goes into the bunkhouse while Candy tells the other guys and then George will go into the barn with the others

Ch 3: How does George react when Slim questions why he and Lennie are traveling together?

He got defensive about it.

Ch 4: How does Crooks react to Lennie's visit to the barn?

He got kind of defensive and tried to get Lennie to leave.

Ch 5: What happens when Curley's wife tries to get away from Lennie?

He grabs on to her hair and covers her mouth and nose so that she won't scream.

Ch 1: How is Lennie holding George back? And from what?

He is holding George back from easily getting good jobs because Lennie has a mental handicap

Ch 2: What's the problem when Curley fights with a bigger guy?

He is mad at the bigger guy because Curley is short.

Ch 4: What is Crooks like?

He is proud and aloof, he has a crooked spine, and he is the only black worker on the ranch.

Ch 2: Describe Slim.

He is the "prince of the ranch"

Ch 2: Describe Curley.

He is the boss's son, he wears a glove filled with Vaseline, and he is confrontational with bigger men because he is short.

Ch 2: Describe the boss.

He is the stocky, well-dressed man in charge of the ranch.

Ch 5: What started Lennie's infatuation with rabbits?

He likes to touch soft things and he had once seen rabbits at a fair when he was younger.

Ch 1: What does Lennie offer to do to make George feel better? Would it work?

He offered to give George his ketchup if he had any. It wouldn't work.

Ch 4: What does Crooks offer? Why do you think he does that?

He offers to work for George, Lennie, and Candy when they buy their own land. I think he does this because he wants to work with people because he has always been alone.

Ch 3: Why does Candy ask George if he can live with him and Lennie?

He only has one hand, so he feels like he us useless on the farm.

Ch 2: Why did the last worker leave according to the old swamper?

He quit and said that it was because of the food.

Ch 3: How does Slim react when George tells him the story of what happened in Weed?

He reacts calmly and says that he knows Lennie wouldn't intentionally have hurt anyone.

Ch 4: What did Crooks say about playing with white kids as a child?

He said that he liked playing with but his dad didn't like it.

Ch 2: What does George warn Lennie about Curley's wife?

He says that Curley's wife is a trap and he doesn't want the same thing to happen that happened in Weed.

Ch 4: What information does Lennie tell Crooks?

He tells him about the house and land that he is going to get with George and Candy.

Ch 6: How does George respond when Lennie asks if he should go away?

He tells him no and says that he wants Lennie to stay with him

Ch 3: What does Whit think is going on with Slim?

He thinks Slim is with Curley's wife

Ch 5: What does Candy want to do with Lennie since he killed Curley's wife?

He wants to let him get away.

Ch 5: What does George want to do about Lennie since he killed Curley's wife?

He wants to tell the other workers and lock him up.

Ch 5: What does Carlson discover when he goes back into the bunkhouse?

His gun was gone and he thought Lennie took it.

Ch 6: Describe George's voice when he "gives Lennie hell" after Lennie expects him to.

His voice was monotonous, had no emphasis.

Ch 1: Why do you think Lennie likes the rabbit story so much?

I think he likes it because it is the future that most ranch workers dream of and because he would get to tend the rabbits.

Ch 6: Describe the scene when George tells Lennie the story for the last time.

It was a very happy moment and everything was very calm and peaceful and they were telling the story of their happy future.

Ch 1: Describe George and Lennie's departure from Weed.

Lennie did bad things and they got run out of town.

Ch 1: Describe Lennie and George-

Lennie is mentally disabled and acts like a little kid. George is nice but he likes to tell Lennie what to do.

Ch 1: Why doesn't George want Lennie to say anything to the new boss?

Lennie might say something wrong that costs them the job.

Ch 3: What happens when Slim tries to step in to break up the fight between Curley and Lennie?

Lennie starts fighting back and ends up crushing Curley's hand

Ch 1: What happened in Weed that forced George and Lennie to leave?

Lennie wanted to feel a little girls dress but he grabbed onto it when she got scared and tried to get away.

Ch 3: What does Crooks inform Slim about?

Lennie was messing with the puppies

Ch 5: What happened to Lennie's puppy?

Lennie was petting it too hard because it wasn't big enough yet.

Ch 3: What does Candy admit to George that he regrets?

Letting a stranger kill his dog

Ch 6: Does Lennie think George will hurt him? Why or why not?

No, because George has never raised a hand to Lennie before.

Define motif.

Recurring structures, contrasts, and literacy devices that can help to develop and inform the text's major themes.

Ch 2: What's the flaw with Curley's wife according to the old swamper?

She has "the eye"

Ch 3: Why is it a problem having Curley's wife around the ranch?

She is always walking around the ranch "looking for Curley" and giving the workers "the eye"

Ch 2: Describe Curley's wife.

She is pretty, and according to Candy, she has "the eye"

Ch 5: What does Curley's wife do in the barn?

She let Lennie touch her hair?

Ch 6: What does the vision of Aunt Clara have to say to Lennie?

She said that George was always good to Lennie, but he was always getting into trouble and dragging George down.

Ch 5: What does Curley's wife tell Lennie?

She said that she doesn't like Curley and that he isn't a nice guy.

Ch 4: What comment does Curley's Wife make about who went to town and who stayed?

She said that the ones that went, left the weak ones here.

Ch 4: How does Curley's Wife respond when told Curley's hand was caught in a machine?

She thinks that they are lying and that it really happened during a fight.

Ch 4: How does Curley's wife feel about being married to Curley?

She's annoyed that he's always talking about what he's going to do to the guys that he doesn't like and he treats her like she is his property.

Ch 3: Where does Whit invite George to go?

Suzie's place in town

Ch 4: What does Curley's wife figure out when she is in the barn and how?

That Lennie is the one that crushed Curley's hand. Lennie had bruises on his face.

Ch 4: What was the point of what Crooks had to say to Lennie in the barn?

That Lennie would always have George and he would always come back, but Crooks doesn't have anyone.

Ch 4: What problem does Crooks point out with the dream of rabbits and owning land?

That he has seen many guys go through with that same dream, but never once has any of them ever achieved that dream.

Ch 4: What does Curley's wife say to Lennie in the barn?

That she's glad that he "bust up" Curley a bit.

Ch 3: what does Whit imply about guys who come to work on a Saturday afternoon?

That they just come for food and a place to sleep.

Ch 3: Why does George think that Lennie will want to sleep in the barn?

The puppies are in the barn

Ch 1: What's the story Lennie asks George to tell?

The story about the rabbits

Ch 6: Hoe does everyone react when they find Lennie at the end of the book?

They all seemed kind of surprised.

Ch 2: Both men have a bad feeling about this place... why don't they leave?

They need to make money before they can leave.

Ch 6: What do we learn from the story Lennie asks George to tell about "other guys an' about us"?

We learn that George and Lennie will always have each others backs.

Ch 1: What did Lennie have in his pocket?

a mouse

Ch 1: What does Lennie return with when he was out collecting wood?

a willow stick and a mouse