Of Mice and Men Chapter 2

According to Candy, why was the boss mad and George and Lennie?

• a.  Because Lennie got into an argument with Curly
• a.  Because the boss found out the truth about their experience in Weed
• a.  Because they lost their work cards 
• a.  Because they were not there to go to work in the morning

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Why is the boss suspicious of George and Lennie when he meets them for the first time? 

• The boss doesn’t like big guys
• The boss thinks George is taking Lennie’s pay from him
• The boss caught George with bug spray
• Candy told the boss the truth about George and Lennie’s experience in Weed 

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Which of the following best describes Candy?

• crippled old man who sweeps up the bunk house 
• the leader of the ranch hands 
• a lightweight boxer who wears a glove with Vaseline 
• the blacksmith who slept in George’s bunk before George

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This character is known as the "Prince of the Ranch"

• Slim
• Candy
• Whit
• Crooks

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How long have Curley and his wife been married? 

• 2 weeks
• 2 days
• 2 months
• 2 years

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What is Curley’s wife’s name?

• She isn’t given a name

• Candy

• Clara

• Cindy

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When Lennie overhears Slim talking about his dog having puppies, how does Lennie react?

• He acts like he doesn’t care about the puppies

• He begs George to ask Slim if he can have a brown and white puppy

• He asks Slim himself if he can have a puppy

• He plans to steal all of the puppies

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What does Carlson want to do with one of Slim's puppies?

• Give it to Lennie
• Give it to Candy
• Drown it
• Keep it for himself

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George tells several lies to the boss.  Which one of these is NOT one of the lies he told?

• Lennie was kicked in the head by a horse when he was little.
• The bus driver dropped them off 10 miles away.
• George and Lennie are cousins.
• They left their last job because the pay was too little.

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Who is Curley?

• The old swamper
• The boss's son
• The jerkine skinner
• The butcher

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