HonorsEnglish9

K.OConnor

Name
AntonHorvath
Date
1/11/15

OfMiceandMen
StudyQuestionsforChapter2

AnswerallpartsofeachiteminCOMPLETEsentences.

1. WhogreetedGeorgeandLennieatthebunkhouse?
AnoldswamperbythenameofCandytoldthemthatthebosswascomingtoseethem.He
hadlostoneofhishands.
2. WhatunusualhabitsdidWhitey,theformerbunkhouseresident,have?
Whitey,theformerbunkhouseresident,hadtheunusualhabitofhavingitemstosolve
problemsthatmayhappeninthefuture,suchashavingaliceandbugremoverifthetime
cameforit.Hewasabnormallyclean,sharp,andreadyforanyfouleventtotakeplace.
3. WhomdidthebosspunishbecauseGeorgeandLenniewerelate?Why?
ThebossfirstpresumedthatitwastheMurrayandReadysfaultthattheiragencys
customerswerelate,butthenhesawtheworkslipwiththesupposedtimethetwowereto
bethere.HerealizeditwasGeorgeandLenniesfaultattheend.
4. WhydoesGeorgeanswerallthequestionsdirectedtoLennie?
GeorgeanswersallthequestionsdirectedtoLenniebecausehedoesntwanthispartner
toscrewthingsupandgetthemkickedoutofaviablejob.Georgemakessurethingsstay
undercontrol,unlikeotherfruitlessattemptsatkeepingajobwithadevelopmentally
delayedman.

5. HowdoesthebossreacttoGeorgesfriendshipwithLennie?
ThebosssuspectsthatGeorgemaybecheatingLennieoutofhiswellearnedmoney
becauseofhowhetwowereworkingtogether,yetonlyoneseemedtobeawareofwhat
washappening.Hecouldn'tbelievetheamountoftimeandeffortGeorgewouldinvestin
suchafellowlikeLennie.
6. WhatexcusedoesGeorgegivetothebossforLenniesslowness?
GeorgesaysthatLenniehadbeenkickedintheheadbyahorseasakidandtheeffectwas
apparenttothisday.Georgeliedtomakesomebelievablestoryupsothebosswouldn't
questionhimaboutitfurther.
7. HowdoesCurleyreacttoLenniessilence?
CurleygetsangryatLenniewhenthebigmandoesn'tanswertothebosssson.Heseemed
totryandbemoresuperiorthanLennie,togainsomefootingoverLennieandshowhim
whosboss.Hedidn'tseeminterestedinhowLenniewastalking,buthadotherintentions
instead.
8. WhatdoesCurlythinkaboutGeorgeandLenniestravelingtogether?
Curleythinks,justlikehisfather,thatGeorgewaspiggybackingonLenniesworkmoney.
HethoughthewasabusingandusingLennieasawaytogetextracashwithouttellinghis
morecluelesspartnerwhatwasgoingon.
9. Explaintheswampersstatement:Curleysprettyhandy.Whatdoeshemean?
HemeansthatCurleyisagoodfighterandiscapableofdefendingandattackingpeopleat
will.Heisathreateningopponenttofaceincombat.

10.WhatuneasyfeelingdoesGeorgehaveaboutCurleyswife?
GeorgethinksthatCurleyswifemaybemoreopentocertainactionsmorethanmost
womenandposesathreattoLennieaswellbecauseofhisotherincidentwithwomen
beforehand.Thewholeranchjobseemedtoscreambadnewsforthetwoworkers.