Bellanca OMAM Chapter 4

What is the main reason Crooks lives alone in the harness room?

• The harness room has a light so he can read at night

• He lost a bet in the horseshoe tournament

• The other men don't let him in the bunkhouse because he's black

• He likes to keep close to the horses to look after them

What is likely the reason Lennie doesn't leave when Crooks tells him he's not welcome?

• Lennie is hiding from Curley

• Candy made Lennie upset about the Rabbits

• Lennie wants to help Crooks fix a harness because Crooks is injured

• Lennie is lonely because George went into town

How does Crooks upset Lennie?

• Crooks takes Lennie's puppy

• Crooks yells at him to leave

• Crooks makes fun of his disability

• Crooks says George might never come back

Crooks says "a guy needs somebody to be near him... a guy goes nuts if he ain't got nobody." What does this build on?

• Theme

• Symbolism

• Foreshadowing

• Simile & Metaphor

Who, other than Lennie, visits Crooks' room that night?

• Slim and the boss

• Candy and Curley's wife

• Curley and Slim

• Curley's Wife and Carlson

How does Curley's wife figure out that Lennie broke Curley's hand?

• Crooks accidentally tells her

• Candy says if she's not careful, Lennie will break her hand too

• She sees the bruises on Lennie's face

• Lennie tells her he did it

Candy and Crooks tell Curley's wife to leave, how does she react?

• She insults and threatens them

• She starts to cry

• She leaves immediately

• She runs away from the ranch

What is the name of the black stable buck?

• Candy
• Crooks 
• Carlson
• Curly

Curley's wife insults the men in Crooks' room by 

• saying that all the weak ones were left behind
• calling them all worthless cripples
• telling them they could never have a girl like her
• labeling them cowards for hurting Curley

Crooks angers Lennie by supposing what idea?

• that Lennie is not smart
• that George doesn't really like Lennie
• that George is gambling all of their money away
• that George isn't coming back