Here are the Ch. 4 OMAM Q's. Do them in the next JE; don't forget the Q & R.

OMAM                           
Ch. 4  66-83

Vocab:

• averted – turned away
• crestfallen – depressed, dejected
• fawning – flattering,  attempting to please
• mauled – roughly handled

Allusions and Idioms (define):

• booby hatch
• put me in pitchers
• took a powder
• roll your hoops

1. Why is Curley’s wife nameless?
 

2. List three adjectives that describe Crooks.
 

3. What initially brings Lennie to Crooks’ room? How does Crooks react to the visitor?
 

4. Why does Lennie become upset with Crooks?
 

5. Why does Crooks make Lennie believe that George will not come back for him?
 

6. How does Crooks explain to Lennie why he upset him?
 

7. Who comes to visit Lennie, Candy, and Crooks? What is the real reason behind the visit?
 

8. Characterize Curley’s wife as she is presented in the novel. How is the reader supposed
to feel about her?

9.  How does this chapter end? Explain the circular nature of the chapter and what it
implies about Crooks.

10.  Do a Q & R for Ch. 4 in your journal.