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Of Mice & M - Climax
Quotes from the climax of the novel - Of Mice & Men by John Steinbeck
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. ‘‘Lennie sat in the hay and looked | at the little dead puppy that lay in front of him.’ |
| 2. Curley's wife - ‘ “Why can’t I talk to you? I never | get to talk to nobody: I get awful lonely.”’ |
| 3. Lennie - “I like to | pet nice things.” |
| 4. ‘Curley’s wife laughed at him. She | took his (Lennie’s) hand and put it on her head.’ |
| 4. ‘ She jerked her head sideways, and Lennie’s fingers | closed on her hair and hung on. “Let go,” she cried. “You let go.” |
| 5. Lennie was in a panic. His | face was contorted.’ |
| 5. ‘And she continued to struggle, and her eyes were | wild with terror. He shook her then, and he was angry with her. |
| 6. “Don’t you go yelling,’ ” he | said and he shook her; and her body flopped like a fish. |
| 7. And then she was | still, for Lennie had broken her neck.’ |
| 8. ‘ “I done another | bad thing.”’ |
| 9. ‘As happens sometimes, | a moment settled… |
| 10. And sound stopped and movement | stopped for much, much more than a moment.’ |