The title of this novella is an allusion to the poem “To a Mouse” by Robert Burns, specifically connecting to the lines “The best laid schemes o' Mice an' Men / Gang aft agley, / An' lea'e us nought but grief an' pain, / For promis'd joy!”
Where did the bus drop George and Lennie off? The bus dropped them off 2 miles form the ranch near Salinas River.
What does George find in the box by his bed and what does he assume? small yellow can. he assumes that the bed is filthy with lice and roaches.
George finds that Lennie, who loves petting soft things but often accidentally kills them, has been carrying and stroking a dead mouse. George angrily throws it away, fearing that Lennie might catch a disease from the dead animal.