1. CHAPTER 5 QUESTIONS
Describe Lennie’s irrational anger when he does not understand about the puppy’s death.
How is the conversation between Lennie and Curley’s wife like the conversation between Lennie and Crooks?
When Curley’s wife is trying to console Lennie, she states: “You can get another one easy. The whole country is fulla mutts.” How might that statement be applied to more than just animals?
What similarity can be found in the death of the puppy, in the beginning of the chapter, and in the death of Curley’s wife?
Explain the following image from the book: “And the meanness and the plannings and the discontent and the ache for attention were all gone from her face. She was very pretty and simple, and her face was sweet and young.”
More than the girl’s death and Lennie’s possible arrest, what does Candy worry about? What is George’s reaction?
How does Candy address the body of the girl after he talks to George and learns that their dream of the farm is no longer a reality? Why do you think he reacts this way?
How does George keep the men from finding Lennie right away? How do we know that this is not where Lennie would have gone?
What do the men suppose happened to Carlson’s gun? Why is this hard to believe?