Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 Quiz

Of Mice and Men Chapter 2 questions

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1. What is Candy's work on the ranch?
   Loader, bucking sacks of barley · Stable buck, tending the harnesses · Swamper, sweeping out the bunkhouse · Skinner, driving a team of mules
2. According to Candy, why does Curley wear a glove on one hand?
   He hides a scar from a prize fight · He was burned handling a branding iron · He broke two fingers roping a steer · He keeps the hand soft for his wife
3. How is Slim's standing among the men established when he first enters the bunkhouse?
   His word carries more weight than the boss's son's · He is tolerated because he owns the mule team · He is feared for having thrashed other hands · He is new and still proving himself to the crew
4. George tells the boss that Lennie is his cousin and was kicked in the head by a horse as a child. Why does he say this?
   To claim a share of Lennie's pay for himself · To explain Lennie without inviting questions · Because Lennie's aunt had asked him to say it · Because the boss has already heard about Weed
5. What does the bunkhouse talk about Curley's wife achieve before she has said a word?
   It proves she has quarrelled with Slim before · It reveals that Curley means to sell up and go · It fixes her reputation in the reader's mind · It shows she has left the ranch once before

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Original questions written for Pagine. This book is in copyright, so questions paraphrase rather than quote it.