– Chapter One –
Record answers for the following questions.
Unless otherwise directed, you should answer in
full sentences.
1. The Salinas Valley was an area that Steinbeck knew extremely well. In the opening two
paragraphs, he draws upon this knowledge to describe the natural world. Find
quotations from this section that describe each of the following:
a) The river.
the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.
b) The trees.
trees - willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures
the debris of the winter’s flooding; and sycamores with mottled, white, recumbent limbs
and branches that arch over the pool
c) The mountains.
strong and rocky Gabilan mountains
2. From the third paragraph onwards, Steinbeck begins describing the characters of
Lennie and George for the first time. He takes great care in describing them, and
provides the reader with a very strong image of them from the outset of the novel.
a) Find at least three quotes that help describe Lenny.
small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features.
b) Write down three more dot points, identifying what key information we
learn about Lennie.
Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony
nose.
c) Find at least three quotes that help describe George.
a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders
d) Write down three more dot points, identifying what key information we
learn about George.
and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws
3. On the second and third page, Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe Lennie’s
characteristics.
a) Find and write out two such quotes.
Lennie dabb1ed his big paw in the water and wiggled his fingers
b) Why do you think Steinbeck describes Lennie in this way?
To describe how big he his and how he acts
c) What happened to George and Lennie that meant they had to leave Weed?
The girl became worried that Lennie was trying to rape her, and so the
townspeople formed a posse trying to catch Lennie and lynch him.
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Record answers for the following questions.
Unless otherwise directed, you should answer in
full sentences.
1. The Salinas Valley was an area that Steinbeck knew extremely well. In the opening two
paragraphs, he draws upon this knowledge to describe the natural world. Find
quotations from this section that describe each of the following:
a) The river.
the Salinas River drops in close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.
b) The trees.
trees - willows fresh and green with every spring, carrying in their lower leaf junctures
the debris of the winter’s flooding; and sycamores with mottled, white, recumbent limbs
and branches that arch over the pool
c) The mountains.
strong and rocky Gabilan mountains
2. From the third paragraph onwards, Steinbeck begins describing the characters of
Lennie and George for the first time. He takes great care in describing them, and
provides the reader with a very strong image of them from the outset of the novel.
a) Find at least three quotes that help describe Lenny.
small and quick, dark of face, with restless eyes and sharp, strong features.
b) Write down three more dot points, identifying what key information we
learn about Lennie.
Every part of him was defined: small, strong hands, slender arms, a thin and bony
nose.
c) Find at least three quotes that help describe George.
a huge man, shapeless of face, with large, pale eyes, with wide, sloping shoulders
d) Write down three more dot points, identifying what key information we
learn about George.
and he walked heavily, dragging his feet a little, the way a bear drags his paws
3. On the second and third page, Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe Lennie’s
characteristics.
a) Find and write out two such quotes.
Lennie dabb1ed his big paw in the water and wiggled his fingers
b) Why do you think Steinbeck describes Lennie in this way?
To describe how big he his and how he acts
c) What happened to George and Lennie that meant they had to leave Weed?
The girl became worried that Lennie was trying to rape her, and so the
townspeople formed a posse trying to catch Lennie and lynch him.
This study source was downloaded by 100000850872992 from CourseHero.com on 03-29-2023 11:40:58 GMT -05:00
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