Chapter 4 "Of Mice and Men"

The detailed description of the harness room serves primarily to provide-

• a contrast between the neatness of Crook's work materials and the disorder of his personal possessions.

• foreshadowing of Crook's future in life.

• a comparison between Crook's room and the bunkhouse.

Which of the following details does NOT support the inference that Crooks is different from the men in the bunkhouse?

• for being alone, Crooks could leave his things about.

• Crooks had his apple box over his bunk

• he was more permanent than the other men.

Crooks takes his hand out from under his shirt because he-

• does not want Lennie to think he is reaching for a weapon.

• wants to be ready to defend himself in case Lennie attacks him.

• is embrassed to be sen applying liniment to his crooked spine.

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Lennie and Crook's common bond is that they are both-

• lonely

• physically handicapped

• incapable of playing cards

The words "what do you want?" refer to Lennie-

• should go see his puppy

• not being invited into Crook's room

• was not a skinner who had business in the barn

Crook's comments in paragraph 28 imply that Crook's believes-

• Lennie is ashamed of George

• George is mentally unstable

• George is ashamed of Lennie

Which of the following is NOT an example of dialect?

• "They play cards in there, but I can't play because I'm black".

• "Jus' nuts...I don't blame the guy you travel with for keeping you outa sight"

• "I thought I could jus' come in an' set"

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

The major social conflict of the era that is revealed in Crook's room is-

• mentally handicapped people and physically handicapped people

• blacks and whites were separated

• buckers and skillers

The word loneliness means-

• the state of being lonely.

• the state of being in a group.

• the state of being in a crowd.

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CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Alienation is-

• the state of being alienated.

• the state of being isolated.

• both a and b