Of Mice and Men
Chapter 1, Pages 1-16
1.
What are two animal images used to describe
Lennie?
2.
Why does George tell Lennie not to drink the
water? Why might this seem like an unusual instruction to give a man who has
spent part of his adult life traveling the country?
3.
What does Lennie have in his pocket? Why does he
want to keep it?
4.
Describe George’s plan for getting a job at the
ranch? What do we learn about Lennie from this plan?
5.
How does Lennie’s desire for a touching
sensation get him in trouble in Weed?
6.
Why does Lennie like George to tell the story of
the ranch, even though he already knows it by heart? Why does George so readily
agree to tell the story, even though he has just gotten angry with Lennie a few
minutes before?
7.
Why does George tell Lennie to remember the spot
where they are camping? What might this conversation foreshadow?
