The answer is simile because similes uses the word as
example: That man ran as fast as a roadrunner.
Answer:
Lennie spends the night by the Salinas River with George.
Lennie tries to hide the mouse he has petted (to death).
When George throws Lennie's mouse away, Lennie tells George he's going to go live in a cave.
Lennie begs George to tell the farm story.
Explanation:got it:)