Of Mice and Men

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Of Mice and Men

• English IIAcademic
• Chapters 1 2

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Chapter 1

• What part of the country does the novel take
  place?
• Why would Steinbeck pay so much attention to the
  setting?
• Does it remind you of a beautiful, perfect place
  youve heard of elsewhere (think allusion)?
• What happened in this place?

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Chapter 1

• What words are used to describe Lennie?
• What element does Steinbeck use to create imagery
  that helps you better picture Lennie?
• What types of things is Lennie compared to?
• Why would Steinbeck do this?

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Chapter 1

• What words are used to describe George?

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Chapter 1

• Why were George and Lennie run out of Weed?
• Does this remind you of anything else Lennie does
  in the first chapter?

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Chapter 1

• Does George really want Lennie to go away?
• What proves that he doesnt?
• Why would he say this?

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Chapter 1

• What does an live off the fatta the land mean?
• Where does this phrase come from?

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Chapter 1

• live off the fatta the lan' Live off the fat of
  the land. The fat of the land is an expression
  that refers to having the best of everything. In
  the case of Lennie and George and their dream for
  a place of their own, it also means that they
  believe they will be able to survive and prosper
  by simply relying on what they can grow and raise
  -- that the land is so "fat" they will need
  nothing else to be happy.

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Chapter 1

• Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets
  in trouble?
• What literary device could Steinbeck be using
  here?

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Chapter 2
Candy 18
Crooks 20
Boss 20
Slim 33
Curley 25
Curleys Wife 28
Carlson 35
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Chapter 2

• George tells two lies about he and Lennie. What
  are these two lies?
• Why would George lie?

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Chapter 2

• How does Slim react to George and Lennies
  relationship?

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Chapter 2

• How does Curley react to Lennie and Georges
  relationship?
• How does Curley treat Lennie?
• What literary device could Steinbeck be using
  here?

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Chapter 2

• What happened to Slims dog?
• What does Carlson want to do with a pup?
• What does Lennie want to do with a pup?