Happy Halloween

After a short sentence correction warm-up, we spent the rest of the period on some questions about chapter 4 (below).

Be safe this weekend!
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Answer the following in complete sentences. You may work with a partner, but take turns writing if you do.

1. What are some things we learn about Crooks from the description of his room at the beginning of the chapter?
2. Why do you think Crooks is mean to Lennie? Is it the same reason Curley’s wife is mean to Crooks? Explain.
3. What new details do we learn about Curley’s relationship with his wife? How does this change your feelings about her?
4. When Curley’s wife says, “They left all the weak ones here”(77), is she including herself? Should she? Explain.
5. Crooks says, “You guys comin’ in an’ settin’ made me forget”(82). What did he forget? How does this affect his change of heart at the end of the chapter?
6. Choose, quote and explain one thematic quotation from this chapter.