Of Mice and Men chapter 5

Which line from chapter 1 foreshadowed the events to come in chapter 5

• a.  “ ‘You can’t keep a job and you lose me ever’ job I get. . . You do bad things and I got to get you out.’ . . . He took on the elaborate manner of little girls when they are mimicking one another.  ‘Jus’ wanted to feel that girl’s dress – jus’ wanted to pet it like it was a mouse –‘ …”(11)
• a.  “  ‘Well,’ said George, ‘we’ll have a big vegetable patch and a rabbit hutch and chickens.  And when it rains in the winter, we’ll just say the hell with goin’ to work…’ “(14)
• a.  “ ‘The hell with the rabbits.  An’ you ain’t to be trusted with no live mice.  Your Aunt Clara give you a rubber mouse and you wouldn’t have nothing to do with it.’ “(10)
• a.  “ ‘Whatever we ain’t got, that’s what you want.  God a’mighty, if I was alone I could live so easy.  I could go get a job, an’ work, an’ no trouble.”(11)

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Read the following:   “ ‘All the guys got a horseshoe tenement goin’ on.  It’s on’y about four o’clock.  None of them guys is going’ to leave that tenement.  Why can’t I talk to you?  I never get to talk to nobody.  I get awful lonely.’ “(86)   What is revealed about Curley’s wife in this passage?

• she is usually a very serious person
• she shares the same mentality as most migrants  
• she is unwilling act as an adult
• she has a fear of the other men on the ranch

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Curley wants George to join his team in the search for Lennie.  Why?  

• he knows George will know where Lennie is
• he knows George has another gun
• he wants to ensure that George was not in on the murder
• he thinks George is a better person than Carlson

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Read the following:   “She consoled him.  ‘Don’t you worry none.  He was jus’ a mutt.  You can get another one easy.  The country is fulla mutts.’ “(87)   The author’s use of figurative language serves to emphasize

• the speaker’s viewpoint on community spirit
• the speaker’s interest in animals  
• the speaker’s viewpoint of societal differences
• the speaker’s feelings of societal norms

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Why does the death of Curley's wife upset Candy?

• She was going to give him money for the land 
• she and Candy were very good friends
• Her death means Lennie and George will get fired
• her death has spoiled his American Dream

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Why did Lennie kill Curley's wife?

• She was going to get him fired for busting Curley's hand
• He got confused and went into a panic while touching her hair
• He was petting her dress and things got out of control
• She was about spoil their American Dream

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The fact that George pleads with Curley to go easy on Lennie furthers 

• Curley's resentment of Lennie busting his hand
• George's irritation with Lennie for always getting in trouble
• George's desire to always protect Lennie 
• Curley's willingness to learn from his mistakes

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Based on the context of chapter 5 as a whole, how does Curley's wife view herself?

• She knows she is arrogant and mean 
• She realized she has experienced difficult times
• she is just as lonely as some of the guys on the ranch
• She thinks she is better than everybody else  

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Once Candy realizes the dream of owning his own piece of land is no longer possible, his attitude transitions from

• anticipation to disappointment
• friendship to hostility
• loyalty to firendhip
• sympathy to indifference

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Lennie and Curley's wife have a conversation that similar to a conversation Lennie and Crooks have earlier in the book.  What is the main similarity?

• both explain their loneliness to Lennie
• both people think Lennie is the best listener on the ranch
• both are uncomfortable being around Lennie
• both admire Lennie's wisdom and advice

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