What causes George to stop playing mean-spirited jokes on Lennie?

• Carlson shoots Candy's dog.

• A frazzled Aunt Clara yells at George to stop.

• Lennie jumps in the river when George tells him to and almost drowns.

• Lennie cries too much and George cannot handle the tears.

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Candy's dependence on his dog represents what in the novel?

• dogs were an important part of ranch life and were often used to assist with cattle drives

• evil must be avoided at all cost

• the origins of pet therapy

• companionship that most men on the ranch do not have

In Chapter 3, Steinbeck uses silence to symbolize...

• how the weak at the ranch are silenced, like Candy's dog.

• the bunkhouse and how it sounded on cool, summer evenings.

• the quietness that surrounded Curley's wife and Curley at the dinner table.

• the Boss silently figuring out payroll for all of the pesky ranch hands.

In what way is the theme of survival represented in the novel so far?

• Slim's puppies, Candy's dog, Candy, and the suspicion that surrounds George and Lennie's

  friendship.

• Whit's interested in Bill Tenner's letter that was published in the magazine.

• The Boss's insistence that Lennie and George stay in the main house for the first night.

• Curley had to go to town to replenish the fertilizer supply for the farm.

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Decode the following idiom commonly used in central California in the 1930s and found in Of Mice and Men.

"got the eye"

• Candy is referring to the fact that Slim has an eye for good workers.

• Candy is referring to the fact that, Curley's wife tends to look at other men.

• Candy is referring to the fact that Curley has the eye of a lightweight boxer.

• Candy is referring to the suspicious Boss who has his eye on George.

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What does it mean to "get canned" or "get the can"?

• recycle

• get fired

• throw something away

• bring a can of food

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What do women represent in the novella, Of Mice and Men?

• loss of hope

• strength and individuality

• temptation and problems

• friendship and love

What does Curley assume about Slim?

• That Slim is an horrible skinner.

• Slim has a romantic relationship with Curley's wife.

• Slim is taking over the ranch.

• Slim is the boss's son too!

The dust bowl balladeer, Woody Guthrie, sang "Hobo's Lullaby." This tune connects to George and Lennie because...

• It describes how Candy was grizzled and missing a hand.

• It describes how migrant workers drifted from town to town and were often in trouble with the law.

• It describes how difficult it was to keep clean during the dust bowl.

• It describes life in the Salinas River Valley and the lush scenic views found there.

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George criticizes other men saying, they sit around and drink, "blowin' their stake..."

This idiom refers to

• saving as much money as possible in order to buy some land

• the cooling of the beans after they take them off of the campfire

• scattering fence posts after a fight

• losing, spending, or gambling away money

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