Where does Lennie hide?
The old campsite by the river
Lennie has an unusual hallucination. Describe it.
Lennie sees Aunt Clara and a gigantic rabbit.
How do the characters in Lennie's dream treat him?
They don't treat him very nicely, they criticize him and say negative things about him.
What is George going to do to Lennie? How does he do it?
He's going to kill him. He shoots him in the back of the head, he shoots him with the luger in the most humane way possible because he had to do it because he was Lennie's friend.
Earlier in the novel, who or what was killed in the same way?
Candy's dog
Why did George lie to the others about what really happened?
So they think it was self defense.
Why does Slim say,"You hadda, George. I swear you hadda"?
he knows that George feels terrible about having to kill Lennie. He was the only one who had sympathy for him because he understood the relationship between George and Lennie.
Do you think story has a positive ending or a negative ending? Why?
I think it has a negative ending because Lennie is dead and George, Candy and Crooks dreams are crushed.
How and why did George kill Lennie?
He shoots him in the back of the head, he shoots him with the luger in the most humane way possible because he had to do it because he was Lennie's friend. He figured the only way to protect Lennie from the devastating punishment was to kill him.
Who is the only one who really understands what George did?
Slim
Would George ever get a piece of land?
No, he realized that it was just a dream that would never come true.