O.M.M (Chapter 2) Q&A
1. Who greeted George and Lennie at the bunkhouse? - (correct answer)Candy, an
aging "swamper" who has lost his right hand
2. Why does George answer all the questions directed to Lennie? - (correct
answer)George was scared Lennie's stupidity would mess with their job oppurtunity
3. How does the boss react to George's friendship with Lennie? - (correct answer)He
thinks it's strange because men at that time usually didn't build such close relationships
because they were constantly switching jobs.
4. What excuse does George give for Lennie's slowness? - (correct answer)He claims
he was hit in the head by a horse
5. How does Curley react to Lennie's silence? - (correct answer)He makes Lennie talk
to test him
6. What does Curley think about George and Lennie's traveling together? - (correct
answer)He thinks that George is taking his pay from him
7. What does the swamper mean by the statement "Curley's pretty handy"? - (correct
answer)He's a good boxer
8. What uneasy feeling does George have about Curley's wife? - (correct
answer)George thinks Curley's wife is a tart. He warns Lennie that she is trouble.
9. Why is the stable buck set apart from the other men? (not just race) - (correct
answer)Crooks is a cripple on a ranch where your worth is based on the amount of work
you can do. He separates himself from the other men.
1. Who greeted George and Lennie at the bunkhouse? - (correct answer)Candy, an
aging "swamper" who has lost his right hand
2. Why does George answer all the questions directed to Lennie? - (correct
answer)George was scared Lennie's stupidity would mess with their job oppurtunity
3. How does the boss react to George's friendship with Lennie? - (correct answer)He
thinks it's strange because men at that time usually didn't build such close relationships
because they were constantly switching jobs.
4. What excuse does George give for Lennie's slowness? - (correct answer)He claims
he was hit in the head by a horse
5. How does Curley react to Lennie's silence? - (correct answer)He makes Lennie talk
to test him
6. What does Curley think about George and Lennie's traveling together? - (correct
answer)He thinks that George is taking his pay from him
7. What does the swamper mean by the statement "Curley's pretty handy"? - (correct
answer)He's a good boxer
8. What uneasy feeling does George have about Curley's wife? - (correct
answer)George thinks Curley's wife is a tart. He warns Lennie that she is trouble.
9. Why is the stable buck set apart from the other men? (not just race) - (correct
answer)Crooks is a cripple on a ranch where your worth is based on the amount of work
you can do. He separates himself from the other men.
