Of Mice and Men Chapter 3, Exercises of Literature

Download Of Mice and Men Chapter 3 and more Exercises Literature in PDF only on Docsity! Of  Mice  and  Men  Chapter  3  –  Comprehension  Questions     Today  you  will  be  reading  with  your  group.  Take  turns  reading  through  the  novel.    Read   the  first  half  of  the  chapter  only.  STOP  when  you  get  the  part  at  which  Curley  enters.   Then,  go  back  through  and  answer  the  following  questions:         First  Half:   1. What  is  George  thanking  Slim  for  in  the  beginning  of  this  chapter?   2. When  did  George  stop  making  fun  of,  and  playing  jokes  on,  Lennie?   3. What  additional  details  does  George  provide  about  what  happened  in  Weed?   What  does  he  say  about  Lennie’s  involvement?   4. What  does  Slim  find  unusual  about  unusual  about  George  and  Lennie’s   relationship?  Which  other  characters  have  had  similar  reactions?  Why  do  they   feel  they  way  they  do?   5. Discuss  with  your  group  why  YOU  think  George  travels  with  Lennie.     6. How  does  Carlson  explain  to  Candy  how  he  will  shoot  his  dog?  What  is  Candy’s   reaction  to  Carlson’s  plan?  How  does  he  finally  react  after  Carlson  completes  his   task?     7. What  additional  details  does  George  provide  about  his  and  Lennie’s  plans  for   their  own  place?     8. What  offer  does  Candy  make  to  George  and  Lennie?     9.  What  does  he  think  will  happen  to  him  if  he  stays  on  the  boss’s  farm?  Do  you   agree?     When  you  have  complete  the  questions,  move  on  to  finish  the  chapter:   Second  Half:   1. Why  does  Curley  come  after  Lennie?  Hoe  does  Lennie  respond  at  first?     2. What  does  George  tell  him  to  do,  and  what  is  the  result?   3. When  Curley  picks  a  fight  with  Lennie,  what  does  Lennie  eventually  do  to  Curley   that  essentially  stops  the  fight?   4. What  story  does  Slim  feed  to  Curley  about  what  happened  to  his  hand?     5. Why  does  Curley  accept  these  terms?