| Clue | Detail |
| In which town did Lennie touch a girl's red dress? | |
| Which town is the Salinas River 'a few miles south' of? | |
| Which animals come to 'drink in the dark' from the pool? | |
| Which animal does Lennie have in his pocket to stroke? | |
| Who gave Lennie soft things to stroke in the past? | |
| What does Lennie threaten to do when George gets mad at him? | |
| Who, according to George, are the 'loneliest people in the world'? | |
| What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets into trouble? | |
| Who is the first person George and Lennie meet on the ranch? | |
| What does George find on the shelf next to his new bed? | |
| Why does Crooks have a crooked back? | |
| What does the boss wear to prove he's 'not a labouring man'? | |
| How does George explain Lennie's lack of intelligence to the boss? | |
| What is Curley's left glove supposedly full of? | |
| Which card game do the ranch hands most frequently play? | |
| Which bird's feathers were on Curley's wife's shoes? | |