Chapter 2 Study Guide, Exercises of Literature

Download Chapter 2 Study Guide and more Exercises Literature in PDF only on Docsity!        Mice  and  Men  Ch.  2   Mrs.  Latif         Name________________________________________  Hour___________   Of  Mice  and  Men     Chapter  2  Study  Guide     To  help  you  understand  the  text,  I  have  provided  vocabulary  words  with  their  definitions     abruptly  –  suddenly   apprehensive  –  anxious,  uneasy,  fearful   archly  –  mischievously,  slyly   bridled  –  drew  back  scornfully  or  angrily;  took  offense   complacently  –  in  a  self-­‐satisfied  way,  contentedly   contorted  –  twisted   derogatory  –  deliberately  offensive,  negative   dousing  –  soaking   flounced  –  moved  impatiently   gravity  –  seriousness   grizzled  –  streaked  with  gray   intently  –  firmly,  focused   laden  –  burdened   liniment  –  soothing  balm   mollified  –  soothed   ominously  –  threateningly,  in  a  way  that  bodes  evil   plaintively  –  mournfully,  pleadingly   precede  –  go  before   pugnacious  –  warlike,  inclined  to  fight,  combative   scoff  –  to  mock   scowled  –  frowned  angrily   scrappy  –  quarrelsome   skeptically  –  doubtfully   slough  –  to  cast  off   vials  –  bottles     In  your  notebooks,  write  down  the  vocabulary  words,  part  of  speech,  definitions,  and  the  first   sentence  with  the  vocabulary  word  from  the  text,  and  then  rewrite  the  same  sentence  but  replace   the  vocabulary  word  with  the  definition.  Make  sure  you  underline  the  vocabulary  work  and  the   definition.     Abruptly  (adj.)         Apprehensive  (adj.)   Complacently  (adj.)         Derogatory  (adj.)   Gravity  (noun)         Intently  (adj.)   Ominously  (adverb)         Precede  (verb)   Skeptically  (adj.)         scowled  (verb)                Mice  and  Men  Ch.  2   Answer  the  following  questions:   1. The  old  man  tells  George  and  Lennie  about  a  blacksmith  who  used  to  work  at  the  ranch  and   suddenly  quit.  Quote  what  the  old  man  says  was  the  reason  for  his  departure.  What  does  the   old  man’s  story  seem  to  suggest  about  the  men  who  work  at  the  ranch?             2. When  the  boss  is  talking  to  George  about  their  work,  George  speaks  for  himself  and  Lennie.   What  does  his  boss  suspect  is  going  on  between  George  and  Lennie?  What  is  George’s   response?           3. Explain  the  irony  in  Lennie’s  last  name?         4. Who  is  Curley,  and  what  does  it  mean  when  Candy  says  he  is  “handy”?           5. What  kind  of  person  does  Curley  seem  to  be?  Use  specific  references  to  the  text  to  justify   (prove)  your  response.               6. Describe  the  interaction  between  George,  Curley,  and  Lennie.  Why  do  you  think  Curley  acts   the  way  he  does?  How  does  George  feel  about  Curley?           7. Why  would  the  old  man  feel  safe  that  he  has  “drawn  a  derogatory  statement  from  George”?             8. What  does  the  reader  learn  about  Curley’s  wife?  Why  might  this  be  important  to  the  story?