O.M.M (Chapter 5) Q&A
1. What did Lennie do to the puppy? - (correct answer)Lennie handled the puppy too
roughy and accidentally killed it.
2. In what ways does Lennie show that he is confused and nervous? - (correct
answer)Lennie tries to hide the dead puppy, in fear of George not allowing him to tend
the rabbits.
3. When Curley's wife asks Lennie why he likes rabbits so much, what is his response?
- (correct answer)Lennie said that he likes to pet nice things.
4. What reason does Curley's wife give Lennie for wanting to talk to him? - (correct
answer)Curley's wife tells Lennie that she is lonely and deserves the right to talk to
somebody.
5. Where does Lennie go right after he kills Curley's wife? - (correct answer)Lennie ran
to go hide in the brush by the river, where George told him to.
6. Whom does Candy blame for the murder? - (correct answer)Candy blames Curley's
wife for the murder. He thinks she knew better than to talk to Lennie.
7. Why is Candy so angry at what has happened? - (correct answer)Candy is angry
because he knows that they can now no longer live out their dream together.
8. How is Lennie's treatment of his dead puppy typical of his character? - (correct
answer)Lennie is kind to anything soft, dead or alive. He likes to pet things too hard.
9. How does Curley's wife feel about him? - (correct answer)Curley's wife had dreams
of being a famous movie star in hollywood. Her dream is not realistic. She put too much
trust into someone that did not intend on making her famous.
1. What did Lennie do to the puppy? - (correct answer)Lennie handled the puppy too
roughy and accidentally killed it.
2. In what ways does Lennie show that he is confused and nervous? - (correct
answer)Lennie tries to hide the dead puppy, in fear of George not allowing him to tend
the rabbits.
3. When Curley's wife asks Lennie why he likes rabbits so much, what is his response?
- (correct answer)Lennie said that he likes to pet nice things.
4. What reason does Curley's wife give Lennie for wanting to talk to him? - (correct
answer)Curley's wife tells Lennie that she is lonely and deserves the right to talk to
somebody.
5. Where does Lennie go right after he kills Curley's wife? - (correct answer)Lennie ran
to go hide in the brush by the river, where George told him to.
6. Whom does Candy blame for the murder? - (correct answer)Candy blames Curley's
wife for the murder. He thinks she knew better than to talk to Lennie.
7. Why is Candy so angry at what has happened? - (correct answer)Candy is angry
because he knows that they can now no longer live out their dream together.
8. How is Lennie's treatment of his dead puppy typical of his character? - (correct
answer)Lennie is kind to anything soft, dead or alive. He likes to pet things too hard.
9. How does Curley's wife feel about him? - (correct answer)Curley's wife had dreams
of being a famous movie star in hollywood. Her dream is not realistic. She put too much
trust into someone that did not intend on making her famous.
