1. Of Mice and Men
Study Guide pages 7-8

2. 1. How would you describe the relationship between George and Lennie
1. How would you describe the relationship between George and Lennie? Give an example from the text.
George looks out for Lennie and takes care of him.
George tells Lennie not to talk to the boss.
George tells Lennie he always has to keep him out of trouble.
George tells Lennie not to drink the bad water.
George tells Lennie not to pet dead mice.

3. 2. What does Lennie have in his hand. Why does he have that
2. What does Lennie have in his hand? Why does he have that? How did it die?
Lennie has a dead mouse in his hand.
He has it because he enjoys petting it.
It died because Lennie petted it too hard.

4. 3. Why doesn’t George want Lennie to talk in front of his new boss?
George is worried the boss will think Lennie is stupid or slow and may not give the men work.

5. 4. What happened to the men in Weed? Why did they leave?
Lennie petted a woman’s dress and wouldn’t let go.
When she screamed, he held on tighter.
Other men, thinking he was attacking her, chased Lennie and George out of Weed.

6. 4. What happened to the men in Weed? Why did they leave?
Lennie petted a woman’s dress and wouldn’t let go.
When she screamed, he held on tighter.
Other men, thinking he was attacking her, chased Lennie and George out of Weed.

7. 5. What are Lennie and George going to do in Soledad?
They are going to be bucking grain bins on a farm to earn money.

8. 6. Explain the connection between Lennie’s mouse and what happened in Weed.
Lennie likes to touch/pet soft things.
When the mouse got upset, Lennie squeezed it until he died.
When Lennie petted the lady’s dress and she screamed, he squeezed her dress and wouldn’t let go.
In both cases, he didn’t realize he was doing wrong until after the fact.

9. 7. Do you think Lennie means to cause problems? Why or why not?
You answer goes here as long as you back it up from the text.

10. 8. What is Lennie and George’s dream?
They dream of owning their own land where they can farm.
They will have a big vegetable patch, a rabbit hutch and chickens. They’ll have a place to live with a fire/stove inside.

11. 9. Why is the story about the rabbits important? What does it symbolize?
Lennie can’t always remember the dream or why George and Lennie are working, but he remembers the rabbits.
The rabbits symbolize Lennie’s version of the dream.

12. 10. Where are Lennie and George supposed to meet if either gets in trouble?
They are supposed to meet in the brush where they spent the night.