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In what part of the country does the novel take place? Time period?

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Salinas Valley, 1930s

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List words that describe Lennie.

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Strong, big, childlike

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List words that describe George.

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Small, smart, hardworking

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To what animal is Lennie compared?

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A bear

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Why were George and Lennie run out of Weed?

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Lennie was accused of rape and people wanted to lynch him

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What things does Lennie do and say that make him like a child?

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The language he uses and his forgetfulness

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Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble?

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The brush

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How does Steinbeck convey Lennie’s animal-like qualities? (#4 above)

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To those of a bear

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Why does Steinbeck describe the actions of Lennie’s hands (foreshadowing their importance)

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To show the damage they could do

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What is George’s attitude toward Lennie in this section? Why does he stay with Lennie

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He is frustrated with Lennie but doesn’t want to leave him

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Explain the connection between Lennie’s mouse and what happened in Weed.

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He grabbed onto something and wouldn’t let go

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Describe George’s dreams in this section.

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A big farm with lots of land

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What suggests that the dream of the farm is unrealistic?

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They don’t have a lot of money

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Who greeted George and Lennie at the bunkhouse?

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The boss

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Why does George answer all the questions directed to Lennie?

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He knows that Lennie would say the wrong thing

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How does the boss react to George’s friendship with Lennie?

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He thinks it’s strange

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What excuse does George give for Lennie’s slowness?

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He was kicked in the head by a Horse

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How does Curley react to Lennie’s silence?

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He thinks it’s weird

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What does Curley think about George and Lennie’s traveling together?

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He thinks it’s strange

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What does the swamper mean by the statement “Curley’s pretty handy”?

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Curley keeps a his hand soft for his wife

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What uneasy feeling does George have about Curley’s wife? He t

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He thinks that she is trouble

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Why is the stable buck set apart from the other men? (not just race)

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Becuase of his crooked spine

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Why is the boss suspicious of George and Lennie?

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Because Lennie wont talk

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Who or what seems to be a source of tension in this chapter that may foreshadow future conflicts?

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Curley

25
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What qualities does the description of Slim suggest?

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He is a jerk line skinner and very strong and hardworking

26
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What is the significance of Slim’s and Carlson’s remarks about the dogs?

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It foreshadows the killing of the dog

27
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Who is Slim?

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The jerkline skinner

28
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What kind act does Slim do for Lennie?

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He gives lennie the puppy

29
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How does Slim react to Lennie and Goerge’s traveling together?

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He is surprised

30
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From Carlson’s point of view list words that describe Candy’s dog.

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Sick, old smelly

31
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TWhat is Carlson’s solution to the problem of the dog?

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To kill it

32
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Describe how Carlson shoots Candy’s dog.

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So he feels no pain

33
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What role does Candy play in helping George and Lennie try to buy land

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He offers money if he can share it

34
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Why does Curley attack Lennie? What happens to Curley?

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Because he thinks lennie is making funny of him. Lennie fights back and crushes Curley’s hand.

35
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What does George’s conversation with Slim reveal about his past treatment of and present feelings toward Lennie?

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It shows that George cares about Lennie

36
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Why does George decline Whit’s invitation to visit the brothel?

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He needs to save his money

37
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What comparisons does Candy make between his own condition and his dog’s? How does this relate to the idea of responsibility (mercy killing)?

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Both of them are old

38
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What does Crooks say happens to a guy if he gets too lonely?

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He goes crazy

39
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What does Crooks offer in return for joining George, Lennie, and Candy on the dream farm?

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Money

40
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What is Crooks’ reaction to the threats of Curley’s wife?

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He tells her to leave

41
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What does Curley’s wife say is her husband’s main topic of conversation?

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What he will do to people he doesn’t like

42
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Why is Crooks’ name appropriate?

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Because of his crooked back

43
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Why does Crooks allow Lennie to enter his room?

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Lennie is persistent, but crooks deep down wants to talk to someone

44
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How do Crooks’ words to Lennie about loneliness reinforce this thematic topic of the novel? 1

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Shows that everyone is lonely

45
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What is Crooks’ reaction to the dream of the farm?

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He says its impossible

46
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What did Lennie do to the puppy?

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He killed it

47
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In what ways does Lennie show that he is confused and nervous?

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He doesn’t know what to do

48
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When Curley’s wife asks Lennie why he likes rabbits so much, what is his response?

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Because they are soft

49
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What reason does Curley’s wife give Lennie for wanting to talk to him?

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She is lonely

50
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Where does Lennie go right after he kills Curley’s wife?

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The brush

51
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Whom does Candy blame for the murder?

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Umm

52
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Why is Candy so angry at what has happened?

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Because he knows that he will never get host dream

53
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How is Lennie’s treatment of his dead puppy typical of his character?

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Becuase he doesn’t understand how serious it was

54
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How does Curley’s wife feel about him?

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She doesn’t like him

55
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While he is waiting for George in the clearing, what two hallucinations does Lennie have?

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The bunny and his Aunt

56
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What does George tell Lennie to calm him down before he shoots him?

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The dream

57
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How do Curley and Carlson assume that Lennie met his death?

A

They think that George killed him

58
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Why did George lie to the others about what really happened?

A

He did not wanna get in trouble

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