Chapter 5: Of Mice and Men

Read the following:   “ ‘All the guys got a horseshoe tenement goin’ on.  It’s on’y about four o’clock.  None of them guys is going’ to leave that tenement.  Why can’t I talk to you?  I never get to talk to nobody.  I get awful lonely.’ “(86)   What is revealed about Curley’s wife in this passage?

• she is usually a very serious person
• she shares the same mentality as most migrants  
• she is unwilling act as an adult
• she has a fear of the other men on the ranch

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Curley wants George to join his team in the search for Lennie.  Why?  

• he knows George will know where Lennie is
• he knows George has another gun
• he wants to ensure that George was not in on the murder
• he thinks George is a better person than Carlson

Why did Lennie kill Curley's wife?

• She was going to get him fired for busting Curley's hand
• He got confused and went into a panic while touching her hair
• He was petting her dress and things got out of control
• She was about spoil their American Dream

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The fact that George pleads with Curley to go easy on Lennie furthers 

• Curley's resentment of Lennie busting his hand
• George's irritation with Lennie for always getting in trouble
• George's desire to always protect Lennie 
• Curley's willingness to learn from his mistakes

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Based on the context of chapter 5 as a whole, how does Curley's wife view herself?

• She knows she is arrogant and mean 
• She realized she has experienced difficult times
• she is just as lonely as some of the guys on the ranch
• She thinks she is better than everybody else  

Once Candy realizes the dream of owning his own piece of land is no longer possible, his attitude transitions from

• anticipation to disappointment
• friendship to hostility
• loyalty to firendhip
• sympathy to indifference

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Lennie and Curley's wife have a conversation that similar to a conversation Lennie and Crooks have earlier in the book.  What is the main similarity?

• both explain their loneliness to Lennie
• both people think Lennie is the best listener on the ranch
• both are uncomfortable being around Lennie
• both admire Lennie's wisdom and advice

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Who wants to shoot Lennie?

• Curley

• Candy

• Carlson

• Crooks

Curley's Wife thought her mom stole a letter, so as revenge she...

• Married Curley

• Ran away from home

• Went to Hollywood

• Both A & B

Why does George go back to the bunkhouse and pretend to not know about Curley's Wife?

• Curley will think that George killed her

• George wants to forget what happened

• George believes that Lennie didn't do it, so eh wants to see if he is in the bunkhouse

• George doesn't want Curley to think he was in on it