OMM APMC
Which of the following comments by lennie makes george realize how cruel he has been to lennie?
"'Nobody'd take it away from me'"
Which of the following contributes LEAST to creating the imagery of a parent's reading a story to a child when george tells the story of their dreams?
"'You aint gonna put nothing over on me.',
The authors description of the silence that follows Carlson's departure with the dog
All
Curley's wife tries to get lennie to talk by
All three
occasional mention of the other men's ongoing horseshoe game serves
As a contrast to the two men's isolated conversation
Slim- makes his characterization the least god like
As delicate as those of a temple dancer
The men's various attempts to start a conversation reflect their
Attempts to comfort candy and distract him from the shot that will kill dog
The woman's behavior with the men could best be described as
Brazen
Candy appeal to George to be part of dream mainly bc
Candy has money
Eager to hunt lennej
Carlson
As used in the beginning paragraph "I'll try to catch him" the word pugnacious means
Combative
Description of setting in first nine paragraphs serves to
Contrast mood of events that occur in barn
The description of the two men in the second paragraph seves to
Contrast their physical appearances
Which of the following details serves to emphasize the incongruous nature of the women's appearance
Cotton house dress
Crooks reports lennie playing with the pups to slim bc
Crooks is worried abt pups well being
Curley anger not abt wide shown
Curley mad abt his hand
The swampers explanation of curleys behavior towards lennie is based on
Curleys small stature
Not parallel
Curleys wife opinion of Curley and lennie
It refers to
Different things for Lennie and george
Lennies response to the presence of curleys wife
Differs from candy and crooks
The swampers comment that Curley just don't give a damn means that Curley
Does not think abt what it means to be fired bc he will never be fired
The author decribes the old sheep dog in such detail primarily in order to
Draw an implied comparison betwen the dog and the old man
Lennie's slowness of thought is revealed primarily through
Ellipsis and repetition
Crooks response to lennie in door way bc
Embarrassed at seen tending to his back
The use of the polysyndeton in the sentence he slowly rolled over serves to
Emphasize the emotional pain conveyed by each action verb
She married Curley
Escape mom and dead end life
Crooks father opposed him playing with white kids bc father
Felt give crooks fake sense of equality
Third paragraph differs from first in that it
Focuses more on crooks physical and emotional characteristics
The focus of George's recitation could be described as moving from
Food to work to secure ownership
Description of heron and water snake
Forshadow lennie and george
George response to candy questions abt farm foreshadowing
George become roamer
Wwhich of the following is the best example of a paradox that reveals some of George's internal conflicts
George fell silent. He wanted to talk
George's angry tirade about the bus driver shows that
George felt the driver had been supercilious and disdainful
A major shift in focus in the passage begins with the sentence
George shuffled the cards noisily
From George's talk with slim the reader can infer that
George took advantage of Lennie when he was young George enjoy lennie Lennie lost his mother young
The simile I the first paragraph serves to reveal
George's acception of hard decision that time w Lennie abt to end
Although George and lennie both want to leave the ranch
George's reasons are logical while lennies are emotional
In the third paragraph, the principal contrast presented is that between
Georges fantasies and the realities of his life
From George's recitation abt their dream one can infer that George
Had been on a farm when young
Aft candy say Curley not there, wides first comment shows that she
Has a disdainful attitude towards the three men
George responds defensively to slims remark abt George and Lennie traveling together bc George
Has had other people make remarks abt his being with lennie
Crooks attitude abt the farm dream changes when
He believes they have money and land is chosen
Lennie goes to crooks room bc
He is lonely without george
From this passage the reader can infer all the following abt Curley except
He is very vain abt his clothes and appearance
Slims words and actions show
He understands it was difficult but necessary
Curley wife in negative light
Her face was heavily made ul
Candy resigned to never have dream pace revealed through
His use of a subjunctive
Which of the following contributes least tot he characterization of curley
I'll try to catch him
In the third paragraph,"lennies face was drawn with terror" because he feared that george
Intended to desert lennie, leaving him all alone
Don't you think of nothing but rabbits
Ironic
George's recitation beginning "george's voice became deeper..." and ending at the end of the passage makes what george said in the third paragraph
Ironic
Lennies thoughts abt George not wanting him are
Ironic
Crooks enjoys his verbal tour tire of lennie bc
It is his only chance to torment a white
Lennie's imagination of georges posture(in the paragraph beginning "george knelt" reveals that
Lennie admires george,seeing him as a role model
Lennie's assertion,"i didnt kill it.honest," implies that
Lennie has killed small animals in the past
Ideas by far old lady symbolize
Lennies conscience and feelings of guilt
Words of giant rabbit representing
Lennies deepest fears
Used in the last sentence," ' leave me have it,george,'" the word "leave" is best understood to mean
Let
The primary difference in language bt the authors narrative and the characters dialogue is
Level of diction
From the first two paragraphs the reader can infer all of the following abt crooks except that he
Likes eating apples and is not neat
Crooks response to it being candy and not slim in the barn reveals that crooks
Looks forward to interactions w slim
Crooks remark abt g keeping Lennie outa sight understood to refer to gs
Not taking lennie into town
Gesture that curleys wife makes best described as
Pathetic and farcical
The description of lennie in the second and third paragraphs is most notable for its
Preponderance of animal imagery
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
Slims responses to George's long talk could best be characterized as
Reassuring and laconic
The last paragraph serves to
Reveal gs suspicion that others will try to thwart dream
The last four paragraphs serve to
Reveal the true bond between Lennie and George
George's time when he says yeah and she's sure hidin it is
Sarcastic
The tone of crooks reply to gandys comment abt his room can be characterized as
Sarcastic
As used in the third paragraph confidence means
Sharing private info
The women's response to slim telling her that Curley was home reveals that
She fears what Curley will do if he finds she is not home
The passage as a whole serves primarily to
Show the strength of the bond between lennie and george
Candy agrees for Carlson to shoot the dog bc
Slims acknowledges that Carlson's assessment of the dog is correct
The speaker's tone in "'jus' wanted to ... like it was a mouse'" could best be described as
Taunting and childish
The agreement between george and the old man that"'a guy on a ranch dont never listen nor he dont ast no questions', hints that the ranch workers
Tend to avoid becoming involved in other people's business
The main reason candy wants to be apart of g and l dream farm is
That he worries what will happen to him when he can no longer work
The synthaesia used in the second sentence is intended to convey
The depth of happiness George fills his dream will bring him
Candy two word statement implies that candy
Thinks cs wife responsible and feel bad for lennie
Response to candy what we gonna do now reveals that George is
Trying to reconcile his desire to protect lennie with knowledge of what must happen
Crooks comments contain all of the following except
Understatement
George throws gun bc
Upset by what e done with it
In the fifth paragraph in Carlson's statement I don't see no reason for it the pronoun it refers to
Waiting
Crooks offer to work for nothing reveals that he
Wants to be apart of the dream of having one's own place
George initial response to candy abt questions of dream place
Wary and rude
Lennies response to puppy death reveals
Wide range of emotions
Lennies interjections into George's narratives reveal lennies
Wide range of emotions experience over a short time
Lennies respose("'you want i should go away...'") to george's tirade reveals lennie's
Willingness to put george's happiness before his own
The phrase without turning his hand means
Without doing any work
