1. Q: What incident forced George and Lennie to leave their job in Weed?
A: Lennie touched a girl’s dress
2. Q: How does Steinbeck describe Lennie’s mental capacity?
A: Childlike
3. Q: What is Lennie hiding in his pocket at the start of the chapter?
A: Dead mouse
4. Q: What does George tell Lennie to do if there’s trouble at the new job?
A: Hide in the brush
5. Q: What is the setting of the opening scene?
A: Salinas Riverbank
6. Q: What dream do George and Lennie frequently discuss?
A: Owning a farm
7. Q: What animal does Lennie repeatedly say he wants to tend?
A: Rabbits
8. Q: How does George say he and Lennie are different from other ranch workers?
A: They have each other
9. Q: What does George tell Lennie not to say at the new job?
A: Anything
10. Q: What does Lennie do to the mouse that frustrates George?
A: Kills it
11. Q: Why does Lennie like soft things?
A: Comforting
12. Q: What item does George check Lennie didn’t lose?
A: Work card
13. Q: What does George say he’d do if he were alone?
A: Stay in a cat house
14. Q: Why does George feel responsible for Lennie?
A: Promised Lennie’s aunt
15. Q: What is George’s tone when describing their dream life?
A: Hopeful
16. Q: How is Lennie’s strength shown in this chapter?
A: Dead mouse in pocket
17. Q: What does George cook for their dinner?
A: Beans
18. Q: What does Lennie ask for with the beans?
A: Ketchup
19. Q: How does George feel after yelling at Lennie?
A: Guilty
20. Q: What theme is introduced through George and Lennie’s relationship?
A: Friendship