Of Mice and Men: Chapter Three

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?

10.Why does Curley come after Lennie? Hoe does Lennie respond at first?

11.What does George tell him to do, and what is the result?

12.When Curley picks a fight with Lennie, what does Lennie eventually do to Curley that essentially stops the fight?

13.What story does Slim feed to Curley about what happened to his hand?

14.Why does Curley accept these terms?