Question

25 POINTS!!!! (ABOUT OF MICE AND MEN)
1.
What does Slim have that Lennie wants?

puppies

a job as a skinner

a girlfriend

a Stetson hat
2.
When George tells Lennie to remember their meeting spot in the brush by the river, what does his reminding Lennie suggest?

Lennie can't remember things George tells him.

George is afraid Lennie is going to get into some trouble with Curly.

George worries too much about things.

They really enjoy being out in nature together.
3.
What does George find on the shelf above his bed that worries him? Why does it worry him?

He finds a mouse and he worries Lennie will try to keep it in his pocket.

He find a can of insect poison that makes him wonder if the bed is full of bugs and vermin.

He finds a bill from the ranch owner that makes him worry he will be charged for food and shelter.

He finds a note from the previous worker that makes him believe workers are not treated fairly on this farm.
4.
What is Lennie's reaction to Curley's wife?

He doesn't even notice her.

He doesn't trust her.

He thinks she is pretty.

He thinks she will help convince Slim to give him a puppy.
5.
What lie does George tell the boss?

He says Lennie can lift a four hundred pound bale of hay.

He tells him they were late because of a bus accident.

He tells him Lennie is his cousin.

He tells him they plan to leave in two weeks.
6.
After meeting Curley and his wife, how does Lennie react?

He decides not to go into dinner because he wants to be alone.

He wants to get out of there because he think it is a mean place.

He realizes he is going to have to work very hard to prove himself.

He thinks they are going to really like it on the ranch.
7.
What proves the boss and Curley are not laboring men?

Neither of them visits the bars in town.

They both wear high-heeled boots and spurs.

They don't play cards in the bunkhouse.

They both carry guns.
8.
Candy (the old man) tells George and Lennie that the boss is mad at them already. Why is he angry?

He was expecting George to arrive alone, not with Lennie.

He didn't want them to arrive until next week.

He found out what happened in Weed, CA.

He was expecting them to arrive the night before and be ready to work first thing in the morning.

Answer 1

Answer:

1)  a girlfriend

2) Lennie can't remember things George tells him. (Or could also be: George is afraid Lennie is going to get into some trouble with Curly.)

3) He finds a mouse and he worries Lennie will try to keep it in his pocket.

4)He thinks she is pretty.

5) He tells him Lennie is his cousin.

6) He wants to get out of there because he think it is a mean place.

7) They both wear high-heeled boots and spurs.

8)He was expecting them to arrive the night before and be ready to work first thing in the morning.