1. Reading Comprehension – Chapter 4
Of Mice and Men
Reading Comprehension – Chapter 4

2. How is Crooks’ living quarters different from the men’s bunk houses?

3. For what reason does Lennie go to the barn?

4. How does Crooks react to Lennie when he comes to visit
How does Crooks react to Lennie when he comes to visit? Why does he react this way?

5. What do we learn about Crooks’ family life?

6. Crooks teases Lennie about George leaving him
Crooks teases Lennie about George leaving him. Why do you think Crooks does this?

7. How does Crooks truly feel about Lennie and Candy’s visit?

8. Why does Crooks doubt George and Lennie and Candy’s goal of acquiring land?

9. What does Curley’s wife say should could have done instead of marrying Curley?

10. How does Curley’s wife threaten Crooks?

11. Reading Comprehension – Chapter 5
Of Mice and Men
Reading Comprehension – Chapter 5

12. How did Lennie’s puppy die?

13. Why is Lennie so reluctant to talk to Curley’s wife?

14. Why does Curley’s wife continue talking to Lennie, despite Lennie’s protests? What reasons does she give for wanting to talk to him?

15. Why does Lennie become angry with Curley’s wife
Why does Lennie become angry with Curley’s wife? What happens as a result?

16. How does Lennie know where to go to avoid getting in trouble?

17. Who finds Curley’s wife?

18. Why does George tell Candy to wait until he is gone before calling in the other men?

19. What does Candy now realize that makes him particularly angry towards Curley’s wife?

20. What does Carlson think has happened to his Luger?

21. What does Curley say he is going to do to Lennie?

22. Why is Candy so upset at the end of this chapter?

23. Reading Comprehension – Chapter 6
Of Mice and Men
Reading Comprehension – Chapter 6

24. What is the setting at the beginning of the chapter
What is the setting at the beginning of the chapter? Why is this setting familiar?

25. Why do you think Lennie visualizes Aunt Clara at this particular time
Why do you think Lennie visualizes Aunt Clara at this particular time? What do they “talk” about?

26. What does Lennie “see” next? What does it keep repeating to Lennie?

27. What is George’s intention in telling Lennie the “story” again at this point?

28. Why do you think George chooses to shoot Lennie
Why do you think George chooses to shoot Lennie? Is this choice fair to Lennie? Why or why not?

29. What might have happened to Lennie if Curley got ahold of him?

30. How does George’s version of what happened contradict what actually happened? Why do you think George lied?

31. Some people may feel that Lennie’s death was a mercy killing
Some people may feel that Lennie’s death was a mercy killing. In other words, George shooting Lennie was to put Lennie out of his misery and help save him from a worse fate. Do you agree with what George did? DO you think it was a mercy killing or murder? Explain.

32. Do you think Lennie was expecting George to shoot him. Why or why not
Do you think Lennie was expecting George to shoot him? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text to support your reasoning.

33. At the end of the book, Carlson said, “Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys?” Why is this question important to the themes of the novel? What doesn’t Carlson understand?