Our Tentative Unit Calendar for Of Mice and Men

Chapter Study Guides

Here you will find links to printable copies of the study guides we are doing over each chapter.  Feel free to print these and complete them as assigned.  If you are absent, you may print these as needed instead of waiting until you come back to school to get the paper copies. To access the printable pages, just click on the “Study Guide” picture above the chapter you need.
                
    CHAPTER 1                CHAPTER 2
Chapters 1 and 2 Study Guides are due Friday, November 1.

Help for when your book is missing!

With the following links, there is no excuse to not complete your assigned reading.  Left your book at school? No problem.  Dog ate your book?  No problem.  Lost your contacts and can’t see to read?  No problem.  There is a print version link below and an audio version link.  Use these as needed.

 

Click on the book image below to go to a .pdf version of the book:

 

 

 

Click on the music notes to go to a free audio version of the book:

A Few Dates to Remember

Thursday, October 31 – Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 reading should be complete and reading questions should be complete.  We will be discussing these in class and completing a more thorough review of the reading.

 

Friday, November 1 – Chapters 1 and 2 Study Guides due today. We will have a quiz over the reading from Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. We will also begin reading Chapter 3 today.

(More will be added as we go along.  Just keep checking!!)

Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 Reading Questions

 

Copy the following questions into the literature section of your notebook.  After reading chapters 1 & 2, answer the questions thoughtfully. We will be discussing these in groups on Thursday, October 31.

 

Chapter 1 Reading Questions  (For a printable version, click here.)

(Page 1) Why does Steinbeck describe the setting with such detail? ◦What is the relationship between George and Lennie? ◦Describe how their "voices" differ.

•(Page 5) What observations can you make about Lennie based on his attachment to the dead mouse?

•(Page 7) What do you think could have happened in Weed to make George and Lennie leave?

•(Page 9) Steinbeck compares Lennie to a terrier - What does this comparison say about Lennie? ■What does it say about the view of handicapped people during the 1930s? ■How have views on the handicapped changed/stayed the same today?

•(Page 11) George complains about having to take care of Lennie. Why might George keep Lennie around?

Chapter Two Reading Questions (For a printable version, click here.)

•(Page 20) What can we assume about the boss from Candy's description of him? ◦Candy claims he is a nice man - What evidence do we have for/against this statement? ◦Is Candy a reliable source of information? Why/why not?

•(Page 22) Why might the boss jump to the conclusion that George is taking advantage of Lennie? ◦Why doesn't George simply tell the boss the truth about Lennie instead of claiming to be his cousin?

•(Page 25) Why is Curly hostile towards Lennie? ◦Is Curly's attitude justified? Why/why not? •

(Page 31) Lennie thinks Curly's wife is "purty" - Should the sexual attraction of a handicapped person differ from that of a non-handicapped person? Why/why not?

•(Page 33) Slim is described as a talented, good looking, well respected man on the ranch. Does this give him reason to flirt with Curly's wife? Why does he seem to get away with it?