1. Q: Where does the final chapter take place?
A: Salinas Riverbank
2. Q: What is Lennie doing at the start of the chapter?
A: Hiding
3. Q: What does Lennie hallucinate first?
A: Aunt Clara
4. Q: What does Aunt Clara scold Lennie for in the hallucination?
A: Disobeying George
5. Q: What animal appears in Lennie’s second hallucination?
A: Giant rabbit
6. Q: What emotion do Lennie’s hallucinations represent?
A: Guilt
7. Q: Who arrives at the riverbank to find Lennie?
A: George
8. Q: How does Lennie feel when George finds him?
A: Relieved
9. Q: What does Lennie ask George to talk about one last time?
A: The dream farm
10. Q: What is George’s tone when he retells the dream?
A: Gentle
11. Q: What does George do while Lennie is imagining the dream?
A: Shoots him
12. Q: What weapon does George use?
A: Carlson’s Luger
13. Q: Where does George shoot Lennie?
A: Back of the head
14. Q: Who arrives right after the shot is fired?
A: Slim and Curley
15. Q: What does Slim immediately understand about George’s action?
A: Mercy killing
16. Q: What does Curley think happened?
A: George took the gun from Lennie
17. Q: How does Slim comfort George after the shooting?
A: Walks with him
18. Q: What does Carlson fail to understand about George’s grief?
A: Emotional bond
19. Q: What theme does Lennie’s death reinforce?
A: Lost hope
20. Q: What overall message does the ending suggest about dreams?
A: Unattainable