October 5th, 2015 Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

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Directions: Choose questions that you feel you can answer. Try to challenge yourself to answer the highest level you can! Answer TWO questions for each level. Use complete sentences!

Questions based on the text: Of Mice and Men by: John Steinbeck


Level#1

A) Lennie and George choose to sleep in clearing by the water the night before they go to the ranch. George says, "we could just as well of rode clear to the ranch if that bus driver knew what he was talking about. Just a little stretch down the highway, he says."
Is George angry about where they were dropped off? How far does George estimate that he and Lennie actual had to walk to where the clearing is that they are? 









B) George and Lennie want to have a garden. This garden is shaped like a rectangle. The rectangle is 65 feet long and 45 feet wide. What will be the garden's perimeter?





Level#2

A) Lennie and George choose to sleep in clearing by the water the night before they go to the ranch. George says, "we could just as well of rode clear to the ranch if that bus driver knew what he was talking about. Just a little stretch down the highway, he says."
Explain how you think George feels about where the bus driver dropped them off.





B) George and Lennie want to have a garden. This garden is shaped like a rectangle. The rectangle is 30 feet long and 20 feet wide. What will be the garden's perimeter?






Level#3

A) Lennie and George had to walk a long way after the bus driver dropped them off. The bus driver lied to George when he told him that the ranch was just a short walk down the road. How do you think George felt about being lied to?




B) The bunkhouse at the ranch has a mirror that is shaped like a rectangle. The mirror is 4 feet long and 2 feet wide. What is the perimeter of this mirror?






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