Of Mice and Men Chapters 4 and 5

Crooks is not allowed to go in the bunk house because

• he stinks.

• he's not a true ranch hand.

• he is different from the others.

• he is rich.

Crooks says that, just like Lennie and George, he needs

• companionship.

• money.

• a dream.

• a job.

Crooks makes an offer to Candy and Lennie to

• buy them out of their property.

• join in on the dream.

• take over their jobs on the ranch.

• get them a horse.

Curley's wife guesses that Lennie

• wants to leave the ranch for his dream.

• wants her to join in on their dream.

• fell down and got hurt.

• is the "machine" that broke Lennie's hand.

When Crooks tells her to leave, Curley's wife

• leaves willingly.

• threatens to get him lynched.

• realizes she doesn't belong and backs out.

• refuses.

Lennie is angry and sorry about the puppy

• because he understands what George has to do.

• because the Luger is missing.

• because he killed it.

• because it looked like something that would listen to him.

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Curley's wife sits next to Lennie in the barn

• because he looks like someone who will listen.

• because he panics and can't release his hold.

• because he recalls what George told him.

• because he killed his puppy.

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Lennie kills Curley's wife

• because he wants to spare her a worse fate.

• because he doesn't want the others to think he's involved with her.

• because he recalls what George told him.

• because he panics and can't release his hold.

Lennie escapes to hide in the brush

• because he knows it is the end of his dream.

• because he recalls what George told him.

• because he understands what George had to do.

• because the luger is missing.

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George leaves before Candy tells the others

• because he doesn't want the others to think he's involved.

• because he panics.

• because the Luger is missing.

• because he knows it is the end of his dream.

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