Of Mice and Men Review

The future that Lennie and George dream of includes:

• Their own ranch

• Fancy meals

• Working as cattle drivers

• Owning a pet shop

George has to do all the talking because:

• Lennie has a stutter

• George doesn't want other to know Lennie is disabled

• George is just bossy

• Lennie had his wisdom teeth removed

George answers for Lennie which makes the ranch boss:

• suspicious of George who he feels might be out to get Lennie's pay

• Think that Lennie is a mute and that he shouldn't hire him

• Remember his own childhood

• Hire a sign language interpreter

George told the boss that Lennie had been:

• Unemployed most of his life

• Kicked in the head by a horse

• Abandoned when he was little

• All of the above

What did Candy's dog have?

• Rabies

• A cut in its back

• Puppies

• Fleas

When Lennie sat in the barn:

• He was hiding from Slim

• He killed his puppy

• He was with the horses

• He was eating stolen candy

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Why do George and Lennie leave the ranch in Weed?

• Lennie and George were fired

• Lennie killed the farmer's rabbit

• Lennie fought with the farmer's son-in-law

• Lennie was accused of rape

According to George, why are he and Lennie different from other migrant farm workers?

• They have a chance to fulfill the dream of owning land

• They are not lonely; they have each other

• They cannot move from job to job as easily because of Lennie's disability

• They don't have any responsibilities

Why does Curley dislike Lennie?

• Lennie laughs at Curley

• Curley is jealous of those who are bigger than he is

• The boos tells Curley to watch out for Lennie

• Lennie ogles his wife

What do the men think of Curley's wife?

• They think that she is a tart, a floozy, a strumpet, a trollop

• They pity her for her marriage to Curley

• They think that she married Curley for money

• They suspect that she married Curley because she is pregnant