OMM APMC
Which of the following contributes LEAST to the characterization of Curley?
"'I'll try to catch him'"
That Curley's rage is not all a result of his wife's death is revealed by
"Curley's still mad about his hand"
The author portrays Curley's wife in a negative light by saying
"Her face was heavily made up"
In the long paragraph describing Slim, which of the following contributes LEAST to his characterization as almost god-like?
"as delicate as those of a temple dancer"
Which of the following details serves to emphasize the incongruous nature of the woman's appearance?
"cotton house dress"
Curley's wife tries to gain Lennie's acceptance of conversing with her by
-reassuring him that no one will know -appealing to his sense of pity for her loneliness -teasing him for always doing what George says
Besides Curley, the only one of the men who seems eager to hunt down Lennie is
Carlson
The swamper's explanation of Curley's behavior toward Lennie is based on
Curley's small stature
Which of the following is NOT a parallel presented in the passage?
Curley's wife's attitude toward Curley and her attitude toward Lennie
The simile used in the first paragraph serves to reveal
George's acceptance of a hard decision and his awareness that his time with Lennie is about to end
Although both George and Lennie want to leave the ranch,
George's reasons are logical while Lennie's reasons are emotional
George's remarks in response to Candy's queries about still getting "that little place!" foreshadow that
George, without Lennie, will become just another of the lonely, hopeless roamers
The ideas voiced by Lennie's vision "fat old woman" symbolize
Lennie's conscience and feelings of guilt
The words spoken by the "giant rabbit" represent
Lennie's deepest fears
Before Curley's wife enters the barn, Lennie's response to the death of the puppy reveals
a wide range of emotions from sorrow to anger to regret
The woman's behavior with the men could best be described as
brazen
As used in the paragraph beginning "'I'll try to catch him,'" the word "pugnacious" is best understood to mean
combative
Lennie's response to the presence of Curley's wife
differs from that of Candy and Crooks
The swamper's comment that Curley "'just don't give a damn'" means that Curley
does not think about what it means to be fired since he will never be fired himself
The author describes the old sheep dog in such detail primarily in order to
draw an implied comparison between the dog and the old man
Crooks's response when he first sees Lennie in the doorway is primarily a result of Crooks's
embarrassment at being seen administering to his poor back
The woman's response to Slim's telling her that Curley was home reveals that she
fears what Curley will do if he finds that she is not in the house
Lennie goes to Crooks's room because Lennie is
feeling lonely without george
Crooks's father was opposed to Crooks's playing with "the white kids" because the father
felt it would give Crooks an unrealistic sense of equality
The third paragraph differs from the first two paragraphs primarily in that it
focuses more on Crooks's physical and emotional characteristics
After reading the entire passage, the reader can see the description of the heron and the water snake as
foreshadowing what later transpires between Lennie and George
After Candy's assertion that Curley is not there, Curley's wife's first comment shows that she
has a disdainful attitude toward the three men
Crooks's attitude about the land dream of Candy, Lennie, and George changes when
he believes Candy's assertion that the money is there and the land is selected
From this passage, the reader can infer all of the following about Curley EXCEPT
he is very vain about his clothes and appearance
The fact that Candy is resigned to never having his dream place is revealed through
his use of the subjunctive
Curley's wife's angry query to Lennie, "Don't you think of nothing but rabbits?" is
ironic
Given the passage as a whole, Lennie's thoughts about George not wanting him are
ironic
George throws the gun away into the bushes because he
is upset by what he has done with the gun
Crooks enjoys his verbal "torture" of Lennie because
it is Crooks's only chance to torment a white man without fear of retribution
From the first two paragraphs, the reader can infer all of the following about Crooks EXCEPT that he
likes eating apples and is not very neat
Crooks's response to discovering that it is Candy, not Slim, who has come to the barn reveals that Crooks
looks forward to interactions with Slim
Crooks's remark about George "keepin' you outa sight" is best understood to refer to George's
not taking Lennie into town
When Lennie says, ""Go on, George. When we gonna do it?" and George responds, "Gonna do it soon," the pronoun "it" refers to
one thing in Lennie's words but a different thing in George's
The gesture that Curley's wife makes to demonstrate her acting ability can best be described as
pathetic and farcical
Given the passage as a whole, the description of the setting in the first nine paragraphs serves primarily to
provide a contrast in mood to the events that occur in the barn
George's words "'That's a hell of an old dog'" are meant to
provide a starting point for a more friendly conversation with the old man
The last four paragraphs serve primarily to
reveal the true bond between Lennie and George
George's tone when he says, "'Yeah, and she's sure hidin' it'" is
sarcastic
The tone of Crooks's reply to Candy's comments about Crooks's room could best be characterized as
sarcastic
From Curley's wife's recitation of her past, the reader can infer that she married Curley because
she wanted to escape from her dead-end life and from her mother
The agreement between George and the old man that "'a guy on a ranch don't never listen nor he don't ast no questions'" hints that the ranch workers
tend to avoid becoming involved in other people's business
Candy's final two-word statement implies that Candy
thinks Curley's wife was responsible for what happened and feels sorry for Lennie
George's response to Candy's query, ""What we gonna do now?" reveals George is
trying to reconcile his desire to protect Lennie with his knowledge of what must happen
Slim's words and actions show that he
understands how difficult, but necessary, George's action was
In the first paragraph, Crooks's comments about land and heaven contain all of the following EXCEPT
understatement
Crooks offer to "work for nothing" reveals that he
wants to be a part of the dream of having ones own place