"then gradually time awakened again and moved sluggishly on" is an example of which literary device?

allegory

irony

personification

alliteration
2.
why is lennie reluctant to talk to curley's wife when she finds him in the barn?

lennie wants to be alone with his puppy.

george has told lennie to stay away from her.

lennie doesn't want anyone to know he's in the barn.
3.
after candy finds curley's wife's body and shows george, he speaks his greatest fear. what is candy's greatest fear at this moment?

he fears they will never be able to buy their piece of land.

he fears he will get blamed for the death.

he fears lennie may hurt him next.
4.
what does curley's wife say to lennie about her husband's hand?

she suspects that slim injured him.

she thinks he really did hurt it in a machine.

she believes lennie did it, but she wishes that she had.
5.
after discovering the body, what do the men at the ranch decide to do?

they decide to blame george for the crime.

they decide to go after lennie and kill him.

they decide to contact curley's wife's family right away.

they decide to go to town and get the sheriff.
6.
how does crooks scare lennie?

he insinuates that george might not return from his outing.

he tells him curley's wife is looking for him because he's in trouble.

he tells him the puppies are ill.
7.
what characteristic of curley's wife leads to her death?

her questions

her meanness

her loneliness
8.
what reason does lennie give to curley's wife for being "so nuts about rabbits? "

he says he likes to pet nice things.

lennie says he is more comfortable around animals than people.

he is unable to explain his reason.
9.
when crooks stand up to curley's wife and tells her to leave his room, how does she respond?

she threatens him by insinuating she will make up a story about him that will get him into trouble.

she cries and explains how lonely she is.

she leaves when he asks her to because she doesn't want to cause any trouble.
10.
where does crooks come from?

a farm his family worked in georgia

new york city

his family-owned farm in california
11.
what do crooks and candy claim that every man wants?

land

a friend

enough work
12.
what does curley's wife admit to lennie in the barn?

she admits that she is in love with slim.

she admits that she doesn't like curley.

she admits that she killed lennie's puppy.