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English Exam OMM

Question	Answer
What has George told Lennie about that he always remembers even when he forgets everything else?	Lennie always remembers that he will be the one to tend the rabbits on their dream farm.
Why does Lennie have a dead mouse in his pocket?	He is carrying it in his pocket so he can pet it as they walk. He likes to pet soft things.
Why does George order Lennie not to talk when they get to the ranch?	George says that if the boss hears Lennie talk before he sees Lennie work, the two men won’t have a chance of getting the job.
What happened to all of the mice that Lennie’s Aunt Clara gave him?	He killed the mice by petting them too hard.
Why have George and Lennie run away from Weed?	Lennie tried to feel a girl’s dress. He wanted to pet the dress but she thought he was attacking her.
What does Lennie want to eat with his beans?	Lennie wants ketchup to put on his beans.
Why does George say that migrant workers who travel from farm to farm are the loneliest people in the world?	He says migrant workers are lonely because they don’t have any family, they don’t belong anywhere, and they have nothing to look forward to.
What dream do George and Lennie share?	They share the dream of buying a small farm together and working it. On this farm Lennie will tend the rabbits and pet them whenever he wants.
What does George tell Lennie to do if he gets in trouble at their new job site?	George tells Lennie to come to this spot where they are camping and hide in the bushes until George comes for him.
Where do the ranch hands keep their personal belongings such as soap, razors and magazines?	Each ranch hand keeps his personal items in the apple box nailed over his bunk for that purpose.
Candy, the old swamper who shows George and Lennie to their bunks, is missing what limb?	Candy, the old swamper, is missing a hand.
What evidence does the old swamper give that the ranch boss is a “pretty nice fella”?	Candy says that the boss brought a whole gallon of whiskey to the men in the bunkhouse for Christmas.
What evidence is there that the boss is not a working man?	The boss wears high-heeled boots and spurs.
According to the old swamper, what is Curley good at?	Candy says Curley is good at boxing.
According to the old swamper, why does Curley wear a work glove on his left hand?	Candy says Curley wears the work glove full of Vaseline to keep his hand soft for his new wife.
What is the general attitude toward Curley’s wife?	The men think she is flirting with them. Candy calls her a tart; George calls her a tramp. Lennie thinks she is pretty.
Describe Slim, the jerkline skinner.	Slim is a master craftsman. He is an expert with the mules and his authority is respected more than anyone else’s on the ranch.
Why does Carlson suggest shooting Candy’s dog?	Carlson suggests shooting Candy’s dog because it is so old and it stinks.
What is the understood question that Lennie wants George to ask Slim?	Lennie wants George to ask Slim if Lennie can have one of the puppies Slim’s dog has just delivered.
Why does George say Lennie will want to sleep in the barn that Friday night?	George says Lennie will want to sleep with the puppy Slim has said Lennie can have when it is weaned
According to George, how did he end up traveling with Lennie?	George says that he and Lennie are both from Auburn and that he knew Lennie’s Aunt Clara who raised him. He says that when the aunt died Lennie had just come along with him to work.
What happened that made George stop playing dirty tricks on Lennie?	Because of the type of job he has and because Crooks is crippled, he is more permanent than the other men, so he can accumulate personal items without having to worry about how he will carry them with him to the next job.
Why did George and Lennie have to flee from Weed?	Because of the type of job he has and because Crooks is crippled, he is more permanent than the other men, so he can accumulate personal items without having to worry about how he will carry them with him to the next job.
Who makes the final decision on whether or not Candy’s old dog should be shot?
What is significant about the letter Whit reads from the Western magazine?
Why does George agree to let Candy come with them to their dream farm?
Why does Curley attack Lennie in the bunk house?
Why does Curley agree not to get Lennie fired for crushing his hand?
What punishment does Lennie fear he will get for hurting Curley?
Why has Crooks been able to accumulate more personal items than the other ranch hands?
What reason does Crooks first give for Lennie not being welcome in his room?
According to Crooks, why does a person need a companion?
What is Crooks’s initial response to Candy’s account of the dream farm and what evidence is there that his attitude changes?
According to Curley’s wife, why are the men afraid to talk to her when there is more than one present?
Why doesn’t Curley’s wife like talking to her husband?
What reason does Candy give when he says that they are no longer afraid that Curley’s wife will get them fired?
How does Candy finally make Curley’s wife leave the barn?
What does George say about Candy and Lennie visiting with Crooks?
What has happened to Lennie’s puppy and why?	Lennie has killed his puppy by bouncing it too hard.
What two pieces of information does Curley’s wife share with Lennie?	Curley’s wife tells him about her dream to be an actress, and she tells him her secret that she does not like Curley.
Why does Curley’s wife offer to let Lennie caress her hair?	Curley’s wife says that she shares Lennie’s fondness of soft things and since she regards him as “a big baby,” she sees no harm in letting him feel the softness of her hair.
How and why does Lennie kill Curley’s wife?	Lennie kills Curley’s wife by breaking her neck because he is shaking her, trying to make her be quiet so he won’t get into trouble.
Why does George say that they can’t let Lennie escape to live on his own?	George says that Lennie will starve out on his own.
What is Candy’s greatest fear?	Candy’s greatest fear is that they will not get the farm.
When George asks Slim about just trying to catch Lennie instead of killing him, what advice does Slim give George?	Slim tells George that if they just catch Lennie, he would be strapped down and caged, which would be worse than death.
What makes the men think that Lennie is armed?	The men think that Lennie is armed because Carlson comes into the barn and announces that his gun is missing.
Where does Curley plan to aim if he shoots Lennie?	Curley is planning to shoot Lennie in the stomach.
Who stays with Curley’s wife as the others go off in pursuit of Lennie?	Candy stays with Curley’s wife.
What two imaginary visitors does Lennie have while sitting on the river bank?	Aunt Clara and A gigantic rabit
What is the subject of the conversation Lennie has with his first visitor?
What does his second visitor tell Lennie that recalls an earlier conversation he had with Crooks?
How is George and Lennie’s conversation similar to the one that they had by the pool in Chapter 1?
Where has George gotten the gun he takes from his front pocket while sitting with Lennie on the river bank?
What evidence is there that George is having a terribly difficult time bringing himself to shoot Lennie?
What lie does George tell about the way Lennie died?
What evidence is there that Slim understands what has really happened there on the river bank?

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