Of Mice and Men Questions and Answers Already Passed

Of Mice and Men Questions and Answers Already Passed 1. Describe Lennie's physical and mental characteristics. Of the two men, why is George "in charge" of Lennie? Lennie is mentally challenged. He's big and slumped down and his arms hang loosely at his sides. Since Lennie is mentally challenged, George takes it upon himself to take care of him. Great strength with child's mind. Mentally deficient Explain why George and Lennie had to leave their job in Weed. Lennie scared a girl by petting her dress because it fascinated him. When the girl tried to get away from him, he got scared and held onto the dress. The girl started yelling and charged him for rape. What do the girl's dress Weed and the mouse he carries in his pocket have in common for Lennie? He likes to pet soft things and both the mouse and the girls dress were soft. Why does George offer to give Lennie a pup? Lennie always kills the mice he finds since they're so small. George thought if he gave him a pup he wouldn't kill it. Why do George and Lennie feel that they are different from other guys? They believe they have a future with a ranch of their own. They have each other Describe how things are going to be "some-day" for George and Lennie. Their going to own a ranch with rabbits and other animals and George will let Lennie look after the rabbits. What instructions does George give Lennie right before they go to sleep? Do not talk to anyone at all during the interview at the ranch. Hide in the brush by the river and wait for him if he gets into trouble. This chapter contains various references to mice. What do mice seem to represent in this chapter? What significance might they have with regard to the title of the book, or to the story itself? In this chapter, the mice seem to represent a source of comfort for Lennie and show that Lennie doesn't care whether they're dead or not as long as they comfort him. For the title, mice, like men, are both victim to their best laid plans going wrongly. George remarks that he continually has to get Lennie out of trouble. What things does he say to Lennie that lead one to believe he expects trouble? Does it seem likely or unlikely that his new job will turn out differently for the two of them? Explain. He tells Lennie to just stick to his business and not to talk to anyone. It seems unlikely that his new job will turn out differently based on the past experiences of the two. George shows his anger with Lennie, as well as his concern for him. Why do you think George continues to, as Lennie states, "look after me"? Do you think that Lennie contributes anything to their relationship? Is there any sense in which he is able to "look after" George? George is like a parent to Lennie because he reprimands him and takes care of him like Lennie is his son. Lennie also acts like George's child by listening to him and doing whatever George says. Explain what makes the boss suspicious when he meets Lennie and George. George answers all of the questions directed at Lennie, not allowing Lennie to answer for himself. What does the boss suspect George of doing to Lennie? What makes him think this? He suspects George wants to take Lennie's pay. What explanation does Candy give George for Curley's treatment of Lennie? Curley is always picking fights with the big guys in order to make himself seem tougher since he is small. Summarize Curley's description of Curley's wife. She's pretty, but, she's got the "eye". She gives the "eye" to a couple of the ranch workers when Curley isn't looking. Candy also calls her a tart. Name two things George tells Lennie to do with regard to Curley. He tells Lennie to stay away from him the best he can and don't ever speak to him. What does George tell Lennie that Curley's wife is? What does he instruct Lennie to do about her? A tramp and a jailbait. He instructs Lennie to not look at her or talk to her. What does George say he's scared he'll do? He's scared he will fight Curley instead of Lennie because he hates Curley. George lies to the boss about being Lennie's cousin and about the cause for Lennie's condition. Why do you think he feels it necessary to tell such lies? He lies about what they used to do for work and why they left Weed. He believes these lies are necessary because he doesn't want anyone to know that they had to run away. George reminds Lennie, after his instructions to him about Curley, to remember the hiding place by the river. What does this suggest George is thinking? This foreshadows that Lennie might do something bad when George is not there and will get himself in trouble. Lennie says he wants to leave the ranch because. "It's mean here." What do you think he's trying to express? He's trying to say that he believes that there is a lot of trouble at the ranch, which could potentially land Lennie in trouble. Consider Carlson's suggestion about the old man's (Candy's) dog. Do you agree or disagree with his suggestion? What do you think this suggestion reveals about Carlson's character? I agree with his suggestion about putting the dog down. It reveals that he does do things for his own personal gain but puts it in a way that's seems like he cares about others. Describe George's reaction when Slim calls Lennie "a cuckoo." He gets very defensive and argues that Lennie is not "a cuckoo." Replies that he is dumb but not crazy How does George explain his relationship with Lennie to Slim? He explains how he used to make fun of Lennie and play jokes on him because Lennie was "dumb enough" to do anything George asked. He and Lennie are from the same place and that when Aunt CLara died Lennie started to work with him Why does George tell Slim the truth about what happened in Weed? Slim believes that Lennie is a nice guy and doesn't mean to ever hurt anybody. George believes Slim can be