Of Mice and Men
Chapters 4-6
How well did you read? Hopefully, you will recall most of the information related to the following questions. However, for those few questions that leave you unsure, refer to your book. Most of the questions can be answered in a short sentence.
1. What job does Crooks have at the ranch?
2. In chapter 4, Crooks and Lennie spend time talking. About what does Crooks tease Lennie?
3. Why does Crooks tease Lennie? (Consider Crooks’ character and how he is treated as you ponder the answer to this question.)
4. What one word best describes Crooks?
5. Lennie shares his dream with Crooks. Why does Crooks first try to kill that dream?
6. After hearing about Lennie and George’s dream, Crooks makes a request. What is Crooks’ request?
7. What do Crooks and Curley’s wife have in common?
8. Crooks finally tells Curley’s wife to get out of the barn. She says to him, “You know what I can do to you if you open your trap?” Why does this make Crooks back down?
9. After Curley’s wife leaves what does Crooks say about working on the dream ranch?
10. In Chapter 5, Lennie is in the barn with the puppies. What happens to one of the puppies?
11. Curley’s wife enters the barn and talks with Lennie. Name two things that are revealed about her?
12. How did Lennie get his hand on Curley’s wife’s hair?
13. What happens when Curley’s wife repeatedly cries to let her go?
14. When the ranch workers find Curley’s wife, what is Curley going to do?
15. What is the alternative to Curley’s plan?
16. Where does Lennie go after the incident with Curley’s wife?
17. What comes out of Lennie’s mind and talks to him while he waits for George?
18. When George finally comes to the river what does Lennie have him tell?
19. What does George have Lennie do while he is telling the story?
20. What does George do?