chapter 4 oMAM Q&A
how is the setting different in this chapter? how do your feelings change because of the
difference? - (correct answer)the setting goes from the bunk house to crooks room. My
feelings changed when they talked about him being isolated from the other men.
why does crooks have more items than most of the other men? take a look at his
belongings. Choose three specific items and explain what they show about his
character. - (correct answer)he has more belongings because he is permanent, he
worked there for a long time, and is crippled. The alarm clock shows here is no one
around to wake him up, the newspaper shows he has no one to talk to, and the gun
shows danger could come his way at any time
despte the racical segregation of the time, crooks asks to join candy and lennie on the
dream farm. Later he says hes was just kidding. what causes his change of heart. -
(correct answer)he changes because of the way curleys wife yells at him and "puts him
in his place"
"i could get you strung up on a tree so easy it aint even funny". Who says this line?
discuss the power structure of the ranch. which characters have power? which dont?
where does crooks rate in terms of power on the ranch? - (correct answer)curleys wife.
she has power because she is married to curley, not as much as curley and the boss
but still more than their men. Crooks has the least power because he is african
american
why is george unhappy when he returns to the ranch? is he right to be upset? - (correct
answer)George is unhappy because lennie is in crooks room. He can be upset because
he told lennie not to wander but he did. He also gets mad that lennie told crooks about
the farm.
the idea of loneliness is a key part of this book. Write two lines spoken by crooks. -
(correct answer)"a guy goes nuts if he aint got nobody" -72
" till tell ya a guy gets too lonely and he gets sick" - 73
how is the setting different in this chapter? how do your feelings change because of the
difference? - (correct answer)the setting goes from the bunk house to crooks room. My
feelings changed when they talked about him being isolated from the other men.
why does crooks have more items than most of the other men? take a look at his
belongings. Choose three specific items and explain what they show about his
character. - (correct answer)he has more belongings because he is permanent, he
worked there for a long time, and is crippled. The alarm clock shows here is no one
around to wake him up, the newspaper shows he has no one to talk to, and the gun
shows danger could come his way at any time
despte the racical segregation of the time, crooks asks to join candy and lennie on the
dream farm. Later he says hes was just kidding. what causes his change of heart. -
(correct answer)he changes because of the way curleys wife yells at him and "puts him
in his place"
"i could get you strung up on a tree so easy it aint even funny". Who says this line?
discuss the power structure of the ranch. which characters have power? which dont?
where does crooks rate in terms of power on the ranch? - (correct answer)curleys wife.
she has power because she is married to curley, not as much as curley and the boss
but still more than their men. Crooks has the least power because he is african
american
why is george unhappy when he returns to the ranch? is he right to be upset? - (correct
answer)George is unhappy because lennie is in crooks room. He can be upset because
he told lennie not to wander but he did. He also gets mad that lennie told crooks about
the farm.
the idea of loneliness is a key part of this book. Write two lines spoken by crooks. -
(correct answer)"a guy goes nuts if he aint got nobody" -72
" till tell ya a guy gets too lonely and he gets sick" - 73
