Chapter Four (pp.73-91)

1 Write two paragraphs describing Crooks cabin.
2 Why didn't Candy go into town with the rest of the men?
3 Why didn't Lennie want to go?
4 Why do you think Crooks wasn't invited into town?
5 What does the manner in which Crooks is treated by the rest of the ranch hands say about prejudice or racism in the 1930's?
6 What did Crooks mean when he said to Lennie: "You got no right coming into my room".
7 Why do you think Lennie walked into Crooks bunk, even though the other men at the ranch never went near there?
8 Why did Lennie get mad at Crooks?
9 Why do you think Crooks teased Lennie?
10 What does Crooks say will happen to Lennie if George doesn't come back?
11 How did Curley's wife know that Lennie was the one who broke Curley's hand?
12 What threat did she say to Crooks?
13 Name four of the animals which Candy states they are going to have someday on their farm. 14. What is so symbolic about Crooks at the end of the scene changing his mind about working on Lennie and George's farm?