Of Mice and Men – Comprehension Questions – Flashcards
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Where did the bus drop the two men off?
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2 miles from the ranch near salinas river
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How is George described?
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short, small, slim, working man
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How is Lennie described?
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big, broad shoulders, walks like a bear, no arm movement when he walks
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What does Lennie do with the water that makes him proud of himself?
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He creates ripples across the water
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What does lennie not have in his pocket?
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bus ticket; work card
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Why does Lennie not have it in his pocket?
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George took it so lennie wouldnt lose it
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What does Lennie take out of his pocket that gets him yelled at by George?
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A dead mouse
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What did lennie want to do with it?
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he wanted to pet it
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Where are george and lennie going?
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to a ranch for work
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From where are george and lennie coming?
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Weed, CA
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When they get to where they are going, what does George tell Lennie to do?
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to not say a word
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Why did George and lennie leave the last place they were at?
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Lennie messed up
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When lennie goes out to get wood for a fire, what does he bring back that George takes away?
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a mouse
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Who used to give lennie mice?
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his aunt clara
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Why did she stop gining lennie mice?
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he kept petting them too hard and killing them
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What does lennie want with his dinner that they don't have?
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ketchup
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What does George imlpy happened in Weed with the girl?
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that lennie messed up and was innocent on anything that the girl would say
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What dream does George and Lennie share?
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The rabbits and their own ranch
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Where does George tell Lennie to go if he gets in trouble?
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to the brush by the river
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Explain the relationship between George and Lennie based on Chapter 1.
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George is like a big brother to lennie and watches over him. George is sometimes harsh, but for lennie's own good.
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According to the old man, why was the boss mad at George and Lennie?
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because they came late and couldnt work that day
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What does george find in the box by his bed and what does he assume?
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some type of cleaner and he assumes its becasue everything is really dirty
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Describe the "stable buck" What physical attributes does he have? What does the boss use him for?
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An african american worker, strong, used for working in the stable
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Describe the fight between the "stable buck" and Smitty?
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FIGHT!
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What is Lennie's last name?
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Small
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What does the boss suspect george of doing to lennie? What makes him think this?
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That george is taking lennie's pay away from him, he things this because george isnt letting lennie answer.
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What reason does George give for taking care of lennie?
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he is his brother...? cousin?
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What is george's last name?
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Milton
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Who is curley?
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the boss's son
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What does the swamper tell george about curley's left hand?
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he wears a glove of vaseline to make his hand soft for his wife
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Describe curley's wife.
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She had full, roughed lips and wide spread eyes and wore a ton of makeup
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Why does she come into the bunkhouse?
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She is "looking for curley" which means shes checking out the new men
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Describe Slim. What is his job on the ranch? What are some of his character triats?
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He is different, finer, smarter, can make distinctions more than the others/ He is a big tall skinner.
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What did Slim do to four of his pups? Why?
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He drowns them becasue there were nine pups and the mom couldn't feed all of them.
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What does lennie want george to ask slim?
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if he can have one of the pups
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Describe the atmosphere of the ranch and bunkhouse. Be sure to include characteristics of different characters that were formally or informally introduced to us this chapter.
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the ranch and bunkhouse were very friendly and accepting of the two men.
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What does slim say he would have done to the dog if he hadn't given it to lennie.
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He would have killed it.
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What are two books that crooks owns?
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a tattered dictionrary and a mauled copy of the CA civil codes for 1905
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How does crooks react to lennie when he comes to visit?
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He tells lennie that he has no right to come in his room.
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For what reason did lennie come to the barn?
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The light was on and he was lonely
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Where is George?
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he went to town
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What do we learn about Crook's family?
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he was born in CA and his father owned a chicken ranch
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What does lennie tell crooks, even though he probably shouldn't have?
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the rabbit story
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What is crook's opinion of george and lennie's desire to get land?
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that it will never happen, everyone always has that dream and never achieves it
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About what did candy want to talk to lennie?
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about the rabbits
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Where is george's money going according to crooks?
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to the women in the "cathouse"
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What day and time is it at the beginning of chapter 5?
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Sunday afternoon
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What is lennie doing in the barn by himself?
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peting his dog while the others are playing horseshoes
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Why does lennie think that he might not get to tend the rabbits?
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because he killed the pup/dog
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Who visits lennie in the barn?
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Curley's wife
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According to Curley's wife, why isnt anyone going to leave the horseshoe tournament?
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they all want to win
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According to curley's wife, how come she didnt't get into show business?
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the people never called her
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What can we infer is the reason curley's wife married curley?
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he adored her
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What plan does lennie have to avoid getting in trouble?
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hiding curley's wife by the hay
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What did lennie lose that he wishes he had now?
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aunt clara, george, love?????
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What is the setting of the novel?
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Central California 1930s (USA) depression era
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From what point of view is the story told?
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3rd person omniscent; often called the "God's eye" point of view because it can see all the thoughts and emotion
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What is an example of something ironic from this chapter (2)?
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Lennie's last name is small and he is described as a big guy
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What is the theme of the novel so far?
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help others to help yourself
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What is an example of an onomatopoeia
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buzz, click, rattle, grunt
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What are the different types of external conflicts?
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character vs. another character; character vs. forces of nature; character vs. society.
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What is an internal conflict?
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character vs. itself (lennie vs. lennie)
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What is an example of verbal irony?
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verbal irony???
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Who is/are the protagonist(s)?
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George and Lennie
