1. VOCABULARY PRACTICE Of Mice and Men

2. Chapter 1 1. Draw a bindle. 2. What might cause Mrs. Drew to respond brusquely to a student? 3. List two synonyms for tramp, in the sense it is used in the novel. 4. Write an original sentence using the word mimicking correctly. 5. List two items from your home or yard that might be considered mottled. 6. Copy into your notebook the sentences in Chapter 1 in which anguished and recumbent appear. Then, devise an original sentence for both words. 7. Describe a situation in which you might behave morosely.

3. Chapter 2 Vocab 1. Write two sentences that tell a little story and someone. Use archly in the first sentence and abruptly in the second. 2. Describe something you can do to make yourself feel better when you are feeling apprehensive. 3. Draw a picture of someone using liniment to treat the graybacks on their insteps. 4. Write a sentence that uses both derogatory and bridled correctly. 5. Describe a situation in which you might do something complacently. 6. Explain something you could do to annoy a friend of yours; then explain what you would do to mollify him or her. 7. Copy the sentences which use the words pugnacious and slough in the book. Then use both words in an original sentence. 8. Give one (rated PG-13) synonym for tart, as it is used in the book.