What does George warn Lennie not to do any more “like you done in Weed”?

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Of Mice and Men

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Question	Answer
Describe how the two men who enter the clearing by the pool are walking.	They walk in single file, one behind the other
What is the Lennie compared to in the way he walks?	a bear
What is Lennie compared to in the way he drinks water from the pool?	a horse
What does Lennie forget and have to ask George?	where they are going
What did Lennie think he had lost, but George had it?	his work card
What does Lennie have in his pocket?	a mouse
What is Lennie supposed to do while George talks to the boss?	not say a word
What does George warn Lennie not to do any more “like you done in Weed”?	do bad things, or get in trouble
What are they going to have for supper?	beans
What does Lennie like on his?	ketchup
What does Lennie go and get when he’s supposed to be getting firewood?	he gets the dead mouse George had thrown away
What does Lennie do when George throws his mouse away?	he cries
Who was “that lady” who used to give Lennie mice to pet?	Lennie's Aunt Clara
What did he always do with them?	he killed them
George says he could live so much better if it weren’t for . . . ?	having to take care of Lennie
What does Lennie do that makes them have to leave one town for another?	he does bad things, or gets in trouble
What does Lennie ask George if he wants him to do?	leave him alone and go off by himself
Where does Lennie say he could live?	in a cave somewhere in the hills
What does Lennie say wouldn’t happen to him if he lived by himself?	he wouldn't get his mice taken away from him
What does George promise to get for Lennie when he gets a chance?	a pup
What does Lennie ask George to tell him about?	their dream ranch
What does George say that guys like himself and Lennie, who work on ranches, are?	the loneliest guys in the world
How are George and Lennie different from the other ranch workers?	they have each other to keep them from being alone
What are George and Lennie going to do when they save up enough money?	buy the dream ranch
What will Lennie get to do on the ranch?	tend rabbits
What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets in trouble again?	come to the spot they are camping in and hide until George comes for him
What do you think this foreshadows?	that Lennie will get in trouble again
What does Lennie ask George if they can have on the ranch, just before they go to sleep?	different colored rabbits
What is the man who shows George and Lennie the bunkhouse missing?	one of his hands
What is George worried about being in the bunks the man assigns them?	bedbugs, lice, bugs, etc
A stable buck is the person on the ranch who takes care of the horses and mules. What does the old man say happened to the stable buck to give him a crooked back?	he got kicked by a mule
Whose fault does George tell the boss it is that they weren’t there ready to work that morning?	the bus driver
What are George and Lennie’s last names?	George Milton and Lennie Small
Why is Lennie’s name ironic?	he is not small
What does Lennie say when he forgets he isn’t supposed to say anything?	strong as a bull
What does the boss suspect George might be doing to Lennie?	taking his paycheck from him
What reason does George give for taking an interest in Lennie?	he says Lennie is his cousin
What does George say happened to Lennie to make him the way he is?	he was kicked in the head by a horse
Whose crew does the boss tell George and Lennie to go out with after dinner?	Slim's
Who does George catch listening to their conversation outside the door?	Candy
What is the boss’s son’s name?	Curley
The old man say’s the boss’s son “done quite a bit in the ring”, and “he’s a lightweight”, and “he’s handy”. What does he mean by all of that?	He's a boxer
Why does Curley have a chip on his shoulder?	he's a little guy who hates big guys
What does Curley wear on his left hand?	a glove full of vasoline
What does the old man call Curley’s wife?	a tart
What does George predict about Curley?	he's gonna take a sock at Lennie
What does George tell Lennie to do when Curley is around?	avoid him
What does George remind Lennie to do if he gets in any trouble?	go to the spot they camped in and hide
Who comes to the bunk house looking for Curley?	Curley's wife
Who, besides Curley, does George warn Lennie to stay away from?	Curley's wife
What does Lennie say about the ranch they’re on?	I don't like this place
Which worker is described as the prince of the ranch, the one the others look up to and listen to?	Slim
What does Slim notice and comment about George and Lennie that is unusual for the typical migrant farm worker?	they travel together
What does Carlson suggest that Slim do with one of the puppies his dog just had?	give it to Candy to replace his old one
What does Lennie want George to ask Slim?	for a pup
Who comes in the bunkhouse looking for Curley’s wife?	Curley
What did Slim give Lennie?	a pup
What did George once tell Lennie to do that nearly killed him?	told him to jump in a river
What card game does George play in the bunkhouse?	solitaire
George says that traveling and working alone makes the men eventually become what?	mean
What story does George tell Slim about Lennie?	what Lennie did in Weed
What did the woman in Weed accuse Lennie of?	rape
What were the men going to do to Lennie if they found him?	hang him
What did Lennie try to sneak into the bunkhouse?	his pup
Where does George say Lennie will probably sleep that night?	in the barn with his pup
What does Carlson tell Candy he should do?	shoot his old dog and put it out of its misery
What does Carlson offer to do for him?	shoot it for him
Who does Slim agree with about the old dog?	Carlson
What does Carlson have in a bag hidden underneath his bunk?	a pistol (Luger)
What does Carlson convince Candy to let him do?	shoot the old dog
What does Slim tell Carlson to take with him when he goes to do it?	a shovel
Who does Crooks tell on when he comes to the bunkhouse to talk to Slim?	Lennie, for messing with the pups in the barn
What does George predict about Curley’s wife?	she's gonna cause trouble
What is this another example of?	foreshadowing
Who is Curley looking for when he comes in the bunkhouse?	his wife, of course
Who does Curley go to the barn to talk to?	Slim
Who does Lennie say he did NOT see in the barn?	Curley's wife
Lennie asked George how long it was going to be until what?	they get their own place
What does Lennie ask George to tell about?	how it's gonna be when they get their own place
What warning does George give Lennie about the cats?	not to let the cats eat the rabbits
How much does George tell Candy the farm he knows about costs?	$600
How much does Candy say they gave him when he lost his hand?	$250
What does Candy ask George to let him do?	join them on the ranch
When do they think they might be able to buy the ranch?	at the end of the month
What does Candy say the owner of the ranch will do to him soon?	can him (fire him)
What does he say he wished they’d do to him when he’s not useful any more?	shoot him
What does Candy say he should have done himself?	shot the old dog
Who tells Curley that he’d kick his head off if he tried to start a fight with him?	Carlson
What does Curley do to Lennie?	punched him over and over
What does George tell Lennie to do?	"Get 'im, Lennie" (fight back)
What does Lennie do to Curley?	crushes his hand
What story does Slim tell Curley they’re going to tell about how he was hurt?	he got his hand caught in a machine
What does Lennie ask George if he’s not going to get to do because he hurt Curley?	tend the rabbits
Where did Crooks have a room, since he wasn’t allowed to sleep in the bunkhouse?	in the barn
To what part of his body is Crooks applying liniment?	his back
Who first comes uninvited into Crooks’ room?	Lennie
Where does Lennie say all the men have gone?	into town
Why does Lennie say he’s even in the barn?	he was checking on his pup
What does Crooks break down finally and invite Lennie to do?	come in and sit down
Who is the only one of the men, besides Crooks and Lennie, who didn’t go into town?	Candy
What does Crooks tell Lennie that he thinks happens sometimes when George talks to Lennie?	Lennie doesn't understand what George is talking about
Where does Crooks say he is from?	California
What does Crooks say to suppose about George, just to torture Lennie?	suppose George doesn't come back
What does Crooks say they’ll do to Lennie if George weren’t around?	tie him up like a dog
What does Crooks say happens to a guy when he gets too lonely?	he gets sick
What does Crooks say about George and Lennie’s dream about buying some land?	it'll never happen
Who else comes into Crooks’ room with him and Lennie?	Candy
What does Candy tell Lennie they can make money on?	selling the rabbits
What offer does Crooks make to Candy?	he would work for room and board
Who is the next person to come into Crooks’ room, after Lennie and Candy?	Curley's wife
Curley’s wife says they left all of what kind of men there on the ranch when they went into town?	the weak ones
What is the real reason she came out to the barn?	she was lonely
What does she ask the three of them about Curley?	what happened to his hand
What do they tell her?	he got it caught in a machine
What does Candy tell her they have that they can go to that makes them different from all the other “bindle stiffs”?	they have somewhere to go to
What does she ask Lennie?	how he got the bruises on his face
What does he answer?	he got his hand caught in a machine
What nickname does she then call Lennie?	Machine
What does Curley’s wife threaten Crooks with?	having him lynched
What does she tell Lennie she’s glad of?	that he busted Curley's hand
What does Crooks tell Candy as they are leaving his room?	to forget about his offer to work for them on the ranch
What day is it at the beginning of chapter 5?	Sunday
What are most of the men doing outside?	playing horseshoes
What has Lennie done?	killed his pup
What is he afraid that George isn’t going to let him do in the future?	tend the rabbits
What does he do with it to hide if from George?	he tries to bury the pup in the hay
Who comes into the barn with Lennie?	Curley's wife
What does Lennie tell Curley’s wife he’s not supposed to do?	have anything to do with her
What does she tell Lennie he can do if Curley gets mad that she is talking to him?	bust his other hand
What job or career does Curley’s wife say a man once promised her he would set her up in?	the movies (pictures, shows)
Who does she say she doesn’t like?	Curley
What does Lennie say that his Aunt Clara gave him that he liked to feel of?	velvet
What does Curley’s wife let Lennie do?	touch her hair
What does Lennie do when she pulls her head away from him?	grabs tight
What does he do when he screams?	clamps his hand over her mouth
What does Lennie eventually do to her?	breaks her neck, killing her
What does Lennie say he’s done afterwards?	a bad thing
What does he decide to do with the pup?	he hides it where George won't find it
Who finds Curley’s wife in the barn?	Candy
Who does he go get to show him what he found?	George
What does George say they’ll have to do?	find Lennie
What does Candy suggest they do?	let Lennie get away
What does he say Curley will do?	kill Lennie himself
What does Candy realize will never happen now?	they'll never get their ranch
What does George say he will do now?	go into town and waste his money on women and alcohol, like everyone else
Who is George afraid the guys will think is in on her death?	himself
Who does Candy blame for losing his dream?	Curley's wife
Who does Curley immediately say he thinks killed his wife?	Lennie
hat does he say he’s going to do to him?	shoot him in the guts
What does Carlson say he’s going to get from the bunkhouse?	his gun (Luger)
What does Slim say it wouldn’t be any good to do to Lennie, even if they could keep Curley from killing him?	lock him up
What does Carlson say Lennie stole from him?	his gun
What does Slim suggest to Curley that he do while they look for Lennie?	stay with his wife
Who stays with Curley’s wife while the others look for Lennie?	Candy
Where did Lennie run to after killing Curley’s wife?	to the spot by the river George told hm to come to
WHO does Lennie imagine he sees?	his Aunt Clara
Who is this person concerned about when “talking” to Lennie?	George
WHAT does Lennie imagine he sees?	a giant rabbit
What does it say Lennie would do if he were allowed to tend rabbits?	forget to feed them and let them starve to death
What does it say George is going to do to Lennie first?	beat him with a stick
What does it say George is going to do to Lennie then?	leave him
Who comes into the clearing next (who is actually there)?	George
What does Lennie tell George he’s done?	a bad thing
What does Lennie ask George to tell him about again?	the rabbits and the ranch they're going to have
What does George ask Lennie to take off?	his hat
Where does George tell Lennie to look?	across the river, where he can almost see the ranch
What does George tell Lennie that he isn’t, and never has been?	mad at Lennie
What does George do to Lennie?	he shoots and kills Lennie
Who is the first man into the clearing looking for them?	Curley
Which of the men offers George some consolation?	Slim

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