Lennie

• How is Lennie described in chapter 1?

  "the way a bear drags his paws."

  "snorting into the water like a horse."
• What does Crooks say to Lennie regarding his mental difficulties in chapter 3?

  "They'll take ya to the booby hatch. They'll tie ya up with a collar, like a dog.
• What is Lennie's main fear stated in Chapter 6?

  " If you think George gonna let you tend rabbits, you're even crazier'n usual."

  "An' then what would George think?"

  " You never give a thought to George."
• What does Lennie say to George after George gets angry at him in chapter 1?

  " I can go off in the hills an' find a cave."
• How does Curley's wife respond to Lennie's dream?

  " She went on with her story quickly, before she could be interrupted."
• How is it hinted that Lennie and George's relationship is more out of symbiotic necessity rather than true connection on chapter 3?

  "Almost automatically George shuffled the cards and laid out his solitaire hand."
• How is it shown Lennie's dream is not taken seriously by George?


  "Red and blue and green rabbits, Lennie. Millions of 'em."