Candy Flashcards
What is Candy’s job on the ranch?
Swamper
What chapter does Candy’s dog get shot?
Chapter three
Which adjective is used frequently to describe Candy?
Old
In chapter two, when caught listening to a conversation between Lennie and George, Candy sums up the way a ranch worker acts. What does he say?
“A guy on a ranch don’t ever listen nor he don’t ast no questions”
At what stage in which chapter does Candy become involved in Lennie and George’s dream?
Just before the fight, near the end of chapter three.
In which chapter does Candy find the dead body of Curley’s wife?
Chapter five
During chapter four, Candy interrupts a conversation between Lennie and Crooks with an idea related to the dream. What is the idea?
To make money off of Lennie’s rabbits.
When first meeting Lennie and George, Candy warns them about Curley. What does he say?
“Curley’s pretty handy”
“Seem like Curley ain’t givin nobody a chance”
After he joins in with the dream, Candy confesses something to George about the shooting of his dog. What does he say?
“I ought to of shot that dog myself, George. I shouldn’t ought to of let no stranger shoot my dog”
Why does Candy act ‘sulkily’ after Curley’s wife has been killed?
Because there is no more ‘dream’ for him.
What does Curley mutter to the dead body of Curley’s wife when the other men leave the barn to find Lennie?
“Poor bastard”
How is Candy partially disabled?
He has a ‘stump’ of a wrist from an accident on the ranch.
What does Candy do when Carlson takes his dog out to shoot?
“He lay back on his bunk, crossed his arms and stared at the ceiling”
What quote shows us that Candy is worried, and feels useless, about his age?
“But when they can me here, I wish’t someone’d shoot me”
What is the name of the gun that Carlson uses to shoot Candy’s dog?
Luger
