Of Mice and Men Section 1

Answer the following qurestions using complete sentences.

1. Describe the setting of Chapter One.
2. What words does the author use to describe Lennie. What animal is he compared to?
3. What words does the author use to describe George. What animal could he be compared to?
4. What things does Lennie say and do that make him seem like a child? How would estimate Lennie's "mental" age.
5. Why did George and Lennie need to leave the town of Weed so quickly?
6. Does George really want Lennie to go away? Why or why not?
7. What is the dream that Lennie begs George to repeat to him? What does Lennie mean by the phrase "an live off the fatta the lan"?
8. Near the end of the chapter, what are two things that George wants Lennie to remember?

Romeo + Juliet: Act 5, Scenes 1-3

Scene 1
1. Where does Scene 1 take place?

2. What was Romeo’s dream?

3. Who brings Romeo the news that Juliet is dead?

4. Why does Romeo go to the Apothecary?

5. How much does Romeo pay for the poison?

6. Why does the Apothecary hesitate in selling Romeo the poison?

7. What persuades the Apothecary to go ahead and sell Romeo the poison?

Scene 2
8. Who does Friar Laurence entrust with the important letter to Romeo?

9. Why is the letter not delivered to Romeo?

10. How long will it be before Juliet wakes up?

Scene 3
11. Why is Paris at Juliet’s tomb?

12. What is Paris’ last request?

13. Why does Paris think Romeo has come to the Capulet tomb? What happens there?

14. If Romeo had not been so hasty in drinking the poison, what would he have noticed about Juliet?

15. Where does Friar Laurence want to take Juliet?

16. How does Juliet kill herself?

17. Who tells the Prince what has happened?

18. How many people have died (name them) since the beginning of the play?

19. What is the effect of the deaths on the Capulets and the Montagues? What do they plan on doing?

Romeo + Juliet: Act 4, Scenes 1-5

Scene 1.
1. Why is Paris at Friar Laurence’s cell?
2. What reason does Paris give the Friar for the hasty marriage?
3. How long will the sleeping potion take effect?
4. Where will Juliet be put after her family believes that she is dead?
5. Who will be waiting in the tomb when Juliet awakens from the sleeping potion?

Scene 2.
6. Who is supervising the preparations for the wedding?
7. What change does Lord Capulet make in the wedding plans?

Scene 3.
8. If the potion does not work, what does Juliet plan to do?
9. What vision makes her have the strength to go ahead...

Scene 4.
10. Scene 4 takes place on what day?
11. How do the Capulets know that Paris is approaching?
12. Who is sent to wake up Juliet?
Scene 5.
13. What does the Nurse find?
14. Who tries to console the Capulets by saying that Juliet is better off in heaven?
15. How do the wedding preparations change after they find Juliet?
16. How does the County Paris react to the death of Juliet?
17. How does Lord Capulet know that she is dead?
18. How does the act end?

Romeo + Juliet: Act III, scenes 1-5

Answer the following using complete sentences.

Scenes 1 & 2
1. Who begs Mercutio to leave the streets of Verona because the Capulets might also be out on this extremely hot day?
2. Who comes to the public square looking for a fight with Romeo?
3. What does Mercutio call Tybalt? Why does he call him this?
4. Why won’t Romeo fight Tybalt? Why doesn't he explain this to Tybalt?
5. Why does Mercutio fight Tybalt?
6. How is Mercutio killed?
7. Why does Romeo kill Tybalt?
8. What is Romeo’s punishment?

Scene 3
9. What day is it in Scene 3?
10. Where did Romeo run to hide after the murder of Tybalt?
11. How does he react to the news that he is banished from Verona?
12. What upsets Romeo the most about being banished?
13. The Friar gives three reasons that Romeo should be happy. What were they?
14. Where is Romeo to go before daybreak?

Scene 4
15. On what day does Lord Capulet plan for Juliet to be married to Paris?
16. Who is to tell Juliet the “good news”...

Scene 5
17. What is significant about the lark and the nightingale?
18. What vision does Juliet have as Romeo is leaving?
19. What news does Lady Capulet give to Juliet? What is her reaction?
20. Who does Juliet turn to for help when her parents leave?

Romeo + Juliet: scenes 3-6

Scene 3
1. What is Friar Laurence’s special skill or area of knowledge?

2. With what does Friar Laurence compare the beneficial and poisonous parts of the plant?

3. About what does the Friar make fun of Romeo?

4. Why does the Friar agree to marry Romeo and Juliet?

Scene 4
5. Who has sent Romeo a challenge for a duel?

6. What excuse is Juliet to give for going to Friar Laurence’s cell?

7. Who teases Romeo about Rosaline and his love-sickness?

8. Who teases the Nurse and causes her to become crass?

Scene 5
9. At what time did Juliet send the Nurse to see Romeo and find out the wedding plans?

10. How long has Juliet been waiting for the Nurse to return with the news from Romeo?

11. How does the Nurse react when she finally returns?

12. How does the Nurse feel about the marriage?

Scene 6
13. The friar warns Romeo again about something. What is it?

14. How many people know of the marriage?

15. Where does the marriage take place?

Romeo + Juliet: Act II, scenes 1 and 2

Answer the following using complete sentences.

Act II

Prologue
1. What does the prologue say about Romeo’s love?

Scene 1
2.Briefly sum up what takes place in this scene.

Scene 2
3.What time is it when Juliet appears at her window? Quote the lines which support your answer.

4.What is Juliet saying in the following line?

"O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?"

5.What does she wish Romeo to do in this line?

"Deny thy father and refuse thy name."

6.Who says the following? What is meant? Give the numbers of the lines.

a. "O that I were a glove upon that hand,
That I might touch that cheek." (Lines ________)

b. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet." (Lines ________)

c. "...Look thou but sweet,
And I am proof against their enmity." (Lines ________)

d. "I have no joy of this contract tonight.
It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden;
Too like the lightning..." (Lines ________)

7. What do Romeo and Juliet agree to do at the end of this scene?

The Wanderings of Odysseus-Reading Questions

Directions: Answer the following questions using complete sentences. Each answer should contain at least one quote from the story. Each response should be at least two to three sentences in length.

1. What happens to Odysseus at Thrace?
2. As a tempatation, what does the episode of the "lotus eaters" symbolize in terms of Odysseus's development as a hero?
3. How does Odysseus trick the Cyclops and escape with his men? How does Odysseus reveal his pride even as he and his men escape?
4. What step of the hero's journey does Odysseus's trip to the Underworld represent? Why is this trip important?
5. Why is it important that Odysseus face the challenge of the nobles upon returning home?