OMAM Chapter 1

Question 1

What is an acre?

Answer 1

An area of land equal to 4,840 square yards or 43,560 square feet.

Question 2

Anguished

Answer 2

A feeling of great physical or mental pain

Question 3

Bindle

Answer 3

A small bundle of items rolled up inside a blanket and carried over the shoulder or on the back

Question 4

Brusquely

Answer 4

Quickly; bluntly; abruptly; almost rudely

Question 5

Bucking

Answer 5

To throw large bags of grain on a truck

Question 6

Cat House

Answer 6

Whore horse; house of prostitution

Question 7

Contemplated

Answer 7

To think about it; Lennie is thinking about running away

Question 8

Elaborate

Answer 8

Expressed in great detail

Question 9

Morosely

Answer 9

In a sad, gloomy matter

Question 10

Mottled

Answer 10

Having a variety of hues or colors; variegated; like marble

Question 11

Recumbent

Answer 11

Still; without movement

Question 12

Reeds

Answer 12

Tall grass with hollow stems, often found in or near water.

Question 13

Stake

Answer 13

An amount of money

Question 14

Tramps

Answer 14

A person who travels about on foot, usually doing odd jobs for a living.

Question 15

Wearily

Answer 15

Tired; in a tired way