Transcript Of Mice and Men Questions - Woodland Hills School District

Of Mice and Men Questions
1. Where are the two men at the beginning
of the story (what is the setting)?
2. Describe each of the men.
3. What is the simile on page 3?
4. By page 4, describe the personality
differences between George and Lennie.
5. What happened to the two guys when
they were in Weed, California?
Questions (continued)
6. Why does Lennie have the mouse in his
pocket?
7. What are two similes on page 9?
8. Why does Lennie kill mice?
9. What is the example of personification on
page 10?
10. Summarize the specifics of what happened
to make George and Lennie have to run
(pages 11-12).
Questions (continued)
11. What does it mean on page 13 that Lennie
has “sensed his advantage”? What is his
advantage?
12. Summarize how George and Lennie are
different than other ranch workers.
13. What is George and Lennie’s goal?
George Prompt
What do you think of George so far as a
character? Why is he so mean to Lennie?
Why do you think he bothers to even travel
with Lennie?
Questions (continued)
14. What is the most distinguishing trait of the
old man?
15. Why does George get angry on page 18?
16. What type of negative social reality exists on
the ranch?
The use of the N-Word
In the novel, the use of the N-word can be
controversial because many find the word to be
offensive. Some even believe the word should be
removed from the English language. What are
your thoughts on the use of the N-word?
17. Why do you think the old man
moves so quickly to the door when
the boss shows up at the bunk
house?
18. What imagery and description tells
us that the old man’s dog is in bad
shape on page 24?
19. From the description of Curley on
page 25, how can we tell he is going
to be evil, or trouble (use three
specific examples from the text)?
20. Explain the old man’s reason as to why
“Curly ain’t givin’ nobody a chance.”
21. George telling Lennie to hide in the
brush again is an example of the
following:
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Hyperbole
D. Foreshadowing
22. What is the simile on page 31?
23. From page 31, what descriptions might
tell us that Curley’s wife might be
flirtatious?
24. What descriptions on 33 let us know
that Slim is important on the ranch (3 will
do)?
25. What is the verbal irony on page 35?
26. What is Lennie’s main concern with asking
Slim quickly about getting a puppy? What
does the reveal about Lennie?
27. On page 37, Curley really seems to “see
George for the first time.” What does he see
in George here?
28. Summarize how George got to know Lennie
and why they travel together.
29. What new details come to light about the
problem in Weed that were not told
originally?
30. What convinces, or pushes, Candy to allow
Carlson to take his dog from him?
31. What are two examples of personification on
page 48?
32. Under what conditions would you agree with
putting a dog or an animal to sleep (this is
called Euthanasia)?
33. Do you think Candy’s dog has reached the
point where it should have been put to sleep?
Explain.
34. What do the guys do on their nights out,
according to Whit?
35. How do we know Carlson is insensitive?
36. How does George seem to be different from
the other ranch workers by page 54?
37. What could the significance be of George’s
playing solitaire all the time? What does it
symbolize?
38. What mistake has George made on page 57?
39. What type of Point of View is used in this
novel? Why could it not have been First
Person Point of View?
40. What is a synonym for reprehensible in the
sentence “When Candy spoke they both
jumped as though they had been caught doing
something reprehensible”?
41. What are the details George tells Candy
regarding the cost of the farm house on page
59?
42. What does Candy offer to George and Lennie
(3 things)?
43. Why does Candy want so badly to join them
on the farm?
44. What does Candy admit to George about his
dog on the bottom of 61?
45. What are the two similes on page 62?
46. What active, strong verbs are in the first
paragraph on 63? (Four verbs)
47. What is the simile on page 63?
48. What two comparisons are made between
Lennie and animals on page 63?
49. Why is Lennie always being compared to
animals? (at least two possibilities)
50. What is the simile on page 65?
51. What are some advantages of being Crooks
on the ranch?
52. What are some disadvantages of being
Crooks?
53. Why is Crooks so excited about talking to
Lennie without Lennie’s complete
understanding?
54. What do you think of Crooks so far?
55. By page 75, what is Crooks’ attitude towards
Lennie, George, and Candy’s future farm?
56. What changes Crooks’ tone, or attitude?
57. By page 78, what are some frustrations
Curley’s wife has?
58. What gives Candy the confidence to stand
up to Curley’s wife?
Explain, using a few examples from what we
have read, whether you think John Steinbeck
is racist in his presentation of Crooks. (A
body paragraph of at least five sentences:
topic sentence, 3-4 supporting details, and a
conclusion sentence).
59. What is the simile on page 84?
60. What is the example of personification on
page 84?
61. By page 88, why did Curley’s wife marry
Curley?
62. What is the example of personification on
page 89?
63. What are the two similes on page 90?
64. What is the meaning of the word writhed on
page 91?
Her feet battered against the hay and she
writhed to be free….
65. What is the simile on page 91?
66. What are the two examples of
personification on page 93?
67. What is the simile on page 94?
68. By the bottom of page 94, what would you
do as George in this situation?
69. What is the dramatic irony on page 97?
70. What is the simile on page 99?
71. What does the word woodenly mean on
page 103?
In a open-ended response (body
paragraph), explain whether you
agree with George’s decision to
shoot Lennie. Use 3-4
supporting details to support
your statement.