Of Mice and Men Questions and
Answers Graded A
In what part of the country does the novel take place? Time period? ✔✔This novel takes place
near the Salinas River in California. It is set during the Great Depression
List words that describe Lennie. ✔✔Lennie is big, childlike, slow, simple, and forgetful.
List words that describe George. ✔✔George is caring, small, a leader, and quick.
To what animal is Lennie compared? ✔✔Lennie is comparable to a dog or bear.
Why were George and Lennie run out of Weed? ✔✔Lennie touched and clung on to a girls
dress. The people of Weed thought that he was trying to rape her, so George and Lennie had to
flee.
What things does Lennie do and say that make him like a child? ✔✔Lennie is extremely
forgetful. He is also always asking George about the rabbits. He loves to touch soft things.
, Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble? ✔✔George tells Lennie to go and
hide in the brush next to the river where they camped if he gets into trouble.
How does Steinbeck convey Lennie's animal-like qualities? ✔✔Steinbeck often talks about how
Lennie walks heavily and drags his feet the way a bear would drag its paws. He also is protective
of the dead mice he carries and drinks from the water like a horse.
Why does Steinbeck describe the actions of Lennie's hands (foreshadowing their importance)
✔✔Steinbeck often described how large and strong Lennie's hands are. The text foreshadows the
danger that Lennie's hands can cause.
What is George's attitude toward Lennie in this section? Why does he stay with Lennie?
✔✔George is extremely frustrated with Lennie in chapter 1 because he knows he would be better
off without him. George knew that Lennie had no one after his aunt Clara died, and that Lennie
could not look after himself.
Explain the connection between Lennie's mouse and what happened in Weed. ✔✔Lennie likes to
stroke soft things. He stroked the mice just like he had stroked the girls dress in weed.
Answers Graded A
In what part of the country does the novel take place? Time period? ✔✔This novel takes place
near the Salinas River in California. It is set during the Great Depression
List words that describe Lennie. ✔✔Lennie is big, childlike, slow, simple, and forgetful.
List words that describe George. ✔✔George is caring, small, a leader, and quick.
To what animal is Lennie compared? ✔✔Lennie is comparable to a dog or bear.
Why were George and Lennie run out of Weed? ✔✔Lennie touched and clung on to a girls
dress. The people of Weed thought that he was trying to rape her, so George and Lennie had to
flee.
What things does Lennie do and say that make him like a child? ✔✔Lennie is extremely
forgetful. He is also always asking George about the rabbits. He loves to touch soft things.
, Where does George tell Lennie to hide if he gets in trouble? ✔✔George tells Lennie to go and
hide in the brush next to the river where they camped if he gets into trouble.
How does Steinbeck convey Lennie's animal-like qualities? ✔✔Steinbeck often talks about how
Lennie walks heavily and drags his feet the way a bear would drag its paws. He also is protective
of the dead mice he carries and drinks from the water like a horse.
Why does Steinbeck describe the actions of Lennie's hands (foreshadowing their importance)
✔✔Steinbeck often described how large and strong Lennie's hands are. The text foreshadows the
danger that Lennie's hands can cause.
What is George's attitude toward Lennie in this section? Why does he stay with Lennie?
✔✔George is extremely frustrated with Lennie in chapter 1 because he knows he would be better
off without him. George knew that Lennie had no one after his aunt Clara died, and that Lennie
could not look after himself.
Explain the connection between Lennie's mouse and what happened in Weed. ✔✔Lennie likes to
stroke soft things. He stroked the mice just like he had stroked the girls dress in weed.
