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Name __________________________________________ Period ________ ©2009 Secondary Solutions - 66 - Of Mice and Men Literature Guide Chapter Six Comprehension Check Directions: To give you a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the novel, answer the following questions using complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to use your Note-Taking chart to keep important notes for each chapter and to help you answer the Comprehension Check questions. 1. What is the setting at the beginning of the chapter? Why is this setting familiar? 2. Why do you think Lennie visualizes his Aunt Clara at this particular time? What do they “talk” about? 3. What does Lennie “see” next? What does it keep repeating to Lennie? 4. How did George suddenly get a gun? Think back…when did he have a chance to get the gun? 5. What is George’s intention in telling Lennie the “story” again at this point? 6. Why do you think George chooses to shoot Lennie? Is this choice fair to Lennie? Why or why not? 7. What might have happened to Lennie if Curley got ahold of him? 8. How does George’s version of what happened contradict what actually happened? Why do you think George lies? 9. Some people may feel that Lennie’s death was a mercy killing. In other words, George shooting Lennie was to put Lennie out of his misery and help save him from a worse fate. Do you agree with what George did? Do you think it was a mercy killing or murder? Explain your reasoning. 10. Do you think Lennie was expecting George to shoot him? Why or why not? Use evidence from the text to support your response. 11. At the end of the book, Carlson said, “‘Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them two guys?’” Why is this question important to the themes of the novel? What doesn’t Carlson understand?

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©2009 Secondary Solutions - 66 - Of Mice and Men Literature Guide

Chapter Six Comprehension Check

Directions: To give you a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the novel, answer the following questions using complete sentences on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to use your Note-Taking chart to keep important notes for each chapter and to help you answer the Comprehension Check questions.

1. What is the setting at the beginning of the chapter? Why is this setting familiar?

2. Why do you think Lennie visualizes his Aunt Clara at this particular time? What do

they “talk” about?

3. What does Lennie “see” next? What does it keep repeating to Lennie?

4. How did George suddenly get a gun? Think back…when did he have a chance to

get the gun?

5. What is George’s intention in telling Lennie the “story” again at this point?

6. Why do you think George chooses to shoot Lennie? Is this choice fair to Lennie?

Why or why not?

7. What might have happened to Lennie if Curley got ahold of him?

8. How does George’s version of what happened contradict what actually happened?

Why do you think George lies?

9. Some people may feel that Lennie’s death was a mercy killing. In other words,

George shooting Lennie was to put Lennie out of his misery and help save him from

a worse fate. Do you agree with what George did? Do you think it was a mercy

killing or murder? Explain your reasoning.

10. Do you think Lennie was expecting George to shoot him? Why or why not? Use

evidence from the text to support your response.

11. At the end of the book, Carlson said, “‘Now what the hell ya suppose is eatin’ them

two guys?’” Why is this question important to the themes of the novel? What

doesn’t Carlson understand?