Of#Mice#and#Men#Chapter#3#–#Comprehension#Questions#
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Today#you#will#be#reading#with#your#group.#Take#turns#reading#through#the#novel.##Read#
the#first#half#of#the#chapter#only.#STOP#when#you#get#the#part#at#which#Curley#enters.#
Then,#go#back#through#and#answer#the#following#questions:###
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First#Half:#
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?#
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When#you#have#complete#the#questions,#move#on#to#finish#the#chapter:#
Second#Half:#
1. Why#does#Curley#come#after#Lennie?#Hoe#does#Lennie#respond#at#first?##
2. What#does#George#tell#him#to#do,#and#what#is#the#result?#
3. When#Curley#picks#a#fight#with#Lennie,#what#does#Lennie#eventually#do#to#Curley#
that#essentially#stops#the#fight?#
4. What#story#does#Slim#feed#to#Curley#about#what#happened#to#his#hand?##
5. Why#does#Curley#accept#these#terms?##
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