Review Questions for “Of Mice & Men”

1.  List at least 7 examples of foreshadowing that predict the unfortunate events that occur

2.  Describe why the opening scene and the end of the novel are both similar yet different.

3.  In the opening scene describe how Lennie drinks from the river compared to George. What does this symbolize of shoe about Lennie?

4.  Why does George tell Lennie to remember the place by the river where they are now?

5.  How is this an example of foreshadowing

6.  Compare and contrast George and Lennie.

7.  Discuss the dream of George and Lennie in detail.

8.  Explain why George stays with Lennie.

9.  What is the definition of "pugnacious"? What character is described as "pugnacious"?

10.  According to George and Slim, what happens to guys who go around ranches alone?

11.  Does slim ever promise George that he won’t reveal what happened in Weed?

12.  Explain what happens to Candy's dog and why


13. What do Whit and George talk about, and what does George decide to do?


10. What offer does Candy put to George and Lennie


11. Who does Candy say should have taken care of the old dog?

  1. Describe Crook’s room. Besides being a bedroom, how else is the room used the ranchers?

2. What does Crooks say to get Lennie dangerously angry?

  1. Why doesn’t Crooks believe that George and Lennie are going to get their own piece of land?
  1. What clues led Curly’s wife to believe that Lennie fought Curley? Was she angry about the fight?
  1. In what two ways did Lennie disobey George’s orders?
  1. In chapter five, Curly’s wife asks Lennie, “What make you so nuts about rabbits?” What was his response?
  1. In Lennie’s mind, which misdeed was he most worried about covering up: the dead puppy or the death of Curly’s wife?

20. Do you agree with the way Lennie was treated for his crime? Why or why not?