Identify and give a physical description of Lennie and George
Lennie was a huge man with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders, and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little. Lennie is George's friend, who is not very smart but is an extremely strong man and a good worker.
George was small and quick, da
What is George's first complaint to Lennie?
George's first complaint is that Lennie is drinking too much water. This is just the first of a series of complaints George has about Lennie. He is always complaining about Lennie, but that doesn't change the fact that he appreciates Lennie's companionshi
What trouble did George and Lennie have in Weed?
All we learn in chapter 1 is that some men came after George and Lennie for something they had done. We later learn that apparently Lennie touched a girl's dress to feel the material. When she tried to move, he got excited and confused and held on even ti
What is in Lennie's pocket? Why does he have it?
A dead mouse is in Lennie's pocket. He has it because he likes to pet soft things.
George bursts into a long speech about what he could do if he were alone. What could he do?
He could take his money and go to a cat house or out drinking whiskey all night
or spend his time playing cards at a pool hall; in short, the things the lonely ranch
hands do.
Lennie offers to go away and live in a cave. What is George's response?
He tells Lennie that Lennie wouldn't survive, that he couldn't find any food or take
care of himself. Then, he admits to Lennie that he doesn't want him to go.
Why are George and Lennie different from the other "guys like us that work on ranches"?
They are different because each one has the other to look out for him.
What are George and Lennie going to do someday?
Someday George and Lennie are going to have a little piece of land with a little
shack. They'll have some animals and some crops�especially a little alfalfa patch
so Lennie can pick it and feed the rabbits.. They're going to live off the fat of the
land,
What two things does George want Lennie to rememaber?
George wants Lennie to remember to not say anything when they talk to the boss and
to return to this campsite if he gets into trouble.
Why did George want to camp overnight instead of going another quarter of a mile to the ranch?
At the ranch in the evening there would be too many people for Lennie to deal with at
once; he might get confused. Also, it would give Lennie a chance to prove himself as
a good worker before everyone would discover how slow he was mentally.
Anguished
showing an agonizing physical or mental pain
Ashamedly
showing a feeling of guilt
Bindle Stiff
a hobo or tramp
Brusquely
quickly, bluntly, almost rude
Contemplated
considered thoughtfully
Gestured
made a motion to express thought or emphasize speech
Morosely
glumly or gloomily
Stake
an amount of money
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Why is the new boss angry before George and Lennie arrive?
The boss is mad because they haven't shown up on the day they were supposed to. He sent the grain teams out two men short.
How does the reader find out?
The reader finds out through Candy's conversation with George as well as the conversation George has with the boss.
Do you think George and Lennie are worried about angering their new boss?
Yes. George and Lennie need this job if they are to carry out their plan of having their own ranch someday. George really wants the job, but he does not act meek and apologetic
Why isn't George happy with his bunk?
George finds a yellow can with info about how to get rid of lice, roaches and bugs. He is afraid that the bed may be infested with bugs.
Who was Smitty?
Smitty is a skinner who used to work on the ranch
How did Smitty treat the black worker with the crooked back at Christmas>
He got drunk and entertained the other men by fighting Crooks
Do you feel sympathy for the black man?
Does Candy?
Candy does not seem to have sympathy for the black man...in fact he seems to enjoy re-living the fight.
What is the boss like?
Candy thinks the short, stocky boss man is okay; he dresses to distinguish himself from the laborers...he wears high-heeled boots, a leather vest and a Stetson hat. He is direct and business-like and keeps his workers in their place, but isn't unfair.
Why doesn't Lennie answer him when the boss asks him questions?
George has already told Lennie not to speak.
How does the boss feel about Lennie's mental slowness?
The boss is suspicious, but is willing to give Lennie a try
What is Curley like?
Curley is small, belligerent, a thin man with brown eyes and tight curly hair...he was a boxer and can handle himself.. he is always looking for his wife
Why does Candy say that Curley's "pants is full of ants
Curley is overly anxious to control his wife and prove his manhood. He is suspicious that other men pay too much attention to his wife.
How do Curley and his new bride get along?
It is early in the story and we don't really know, but we do know that his wife is already flirting with the other men on the ranch.
Why is Curley's wife "suddenly apprehensive" when she finds out he has gone into the house?
She is worried because he always has to know exactly where she is and she knows he won't like finding her gone.
What do George and Lennie think of Curley's wife?
George distrusts her. He thinks she is trouble. Lennie likes her probably because she is pretty and "softly" feminine
Why does Lennie mention "defensively" that she is pretty?
George does not trust her and he called her a "tramp." Lennie tries to defend her by saying something positive.
Who is Slim?
Slim is the head skinner who takes care of the mules. He is the boss under the boss...he manages the ranch and the men when the boss isn't around which is most of the time.
What is Slim like?
Slim in respected by the men; he is quiet and dignified
Hoe is Slim different from the other men?
Slim us self-contained, he keeps to himself and doesn't pry into the other men's business. The men respect him as the authority figure on the ranch
How does Slim treat George and Lennie?
Slim is quietly friendly. He asks questions about their relationship, but does not judge them.
How is Slim's opinion of George and Lennie's friendship different from Curley's opinion?
Slim approves of George's traveling with Lennie to combat loneliness, rather than implying there is something strange or wrong about it.
Curley's "eyes flashed over George, took in his height, measured his reach , looked at his trim middle. p 41...What is Curley thinking?
Curley is probably sizing George up and wondering whether George could hold his own in a fight
Why do you suppose Curley is so pugnacious?
Curley is argumentative and defensive because he is probably insecure due to his height (he is short) and he may suspect that his wife is a flirt and has a roving eye - checks out the other men.
Skeptically -
Slow to believe; ready to question; doubtful
Mollified
To soothe; to reduce harshness; soothed or pacified
Ominously
in a threatening way; hostile or fearful
Derogatory
Intended to hurt or loer opinion of someone; demeaning
Plaintively
Showing or expressing sorrow; mournfully or sadly
Contorted
Twisted out of shape;
Apprehensively
Apprehensively anxious or fearful
Profound
having or showing great knowledge
Complacently
in a pleased, satisfied manner
Precede
to go before or ahead of
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Slim and George have a long conversation. Slim says it's funny how George and Lennie go around together. What is George's answer?
He explains that Lennie had no one else to take care of him, George assumed the
responsibility. He admits that Lennie is a pain in the neck sometimes, but that "you
kinda get used to going around with a guy and after a while you can't get rid of 'm.
. Identify Candy.
Candy is the swamper. He is an older man who has at some time lost one hand. He has
An old dog he raised from a pup and although he realizes that the dog must be in misery,
He can't bring himself to shoot it.
What did Carlson do with his Luger? Why?
Carlson shot Candy's dog to put it out of its misery because Candy couldn't bring himself
to do it.
What card game does George play?
George plays solitaire.
Describe Curley's wife. What's the problem about her?
Curley's wife dresses and acts like a tramp, according to the men. The problem is that
she is lonesome since Curley won't let her talk to anyone. She keeps coming around the
bunkhouse and barn to talk to the men ( and to make advances), and then Curley ge
What will Lennie's job be when he and George get their land?
Lennie's job will be to tend the rabbits.
What does Candy want when he hears about Geroge's and Lennie's plans? What is he willing to contribute?
Candy wants to join George and Lennie on their land. He is willing to put up several
hundred dollars he has saved.
sullennes
ill humored
aloof
stupid
mauled
beating up
meager
small amounts
contemptuously
to think
disarming
thrown of balance
sulky
bad tempered
snivel
cry
consoled
confort someone at a time of grief
confide
to impart secrets trustfully
writhed
to twist the body about
bewildered
to confuse or puzzle
monotonous
lacking in variety
quiver
to shake in rapid motion
retorted
to reply in a sharp tone
belligerent
war like
confident
apprehensive
sarcasm
frankness
george tells about lennies slowness
slim
george hits lennie with a
fence post