OMAM quotes

Question 1

Steinbeck about George: small and …., dark of face, with ….. eyes and sharp, …. features.

Answer 1

Steinbeck: small and QUICK, dark of face, with RESTLESS eyes and sharp, STRONG features.

Question 2

Steinbeck about Lennie: he walked ….., dragging his feet a little, the way a ….. drags his …..

Answer 2

Steinbeck: he walked HEAVILY, dragging his feet a little, the way a BEAR drags his PAWS

Question 3

Steinbeck about Lennie: …… into the water like a …..

Answer 3

Steinbeck about Lennie: SNORTED into the water like a HORSE.

Question 4

Steinbeck about Lennie: Lennie ….. his big ….. in the …..

Answer 4

Steinbeck about Lennie: Lennie DABBLED his big PAWS in the WATER

Question 5

George” I could live so ……. and maybe …. a ……”

Answer 5

George” I could live so EASY and maybe HAVE a GIRL”

Question 6

George” Guys like ….. that work on ….. are the …. guys in the …..”

Answer 6

George” Guys like US that work on RANCHES are the LONELIEST guys in the WORLD”

Question 7

Lennie” Because i got you to …. ….. ….. and you got …. …. …. …. you”

Answer 7

Lennie” Because i got you to LOOK AFTER ME and you got ME TO LOOK AFTER you”

Question 8

Lennie” An’ live off the ….. the lan’ “

Answer 8

Lennie” An’ live off the FATTA the lan’ “

Question 9

Ranch owner” i never seen one …. take so much …… for another …..”

Answer 9

Ranch owner” i never seen one GUY take so much TROUBLE for another GUY”

Question 10

Candy” Curley’s like of lot of ……. ……., he hates a lot of ….. ……”

Answer 10

Candy” Curley’s like of lot of LITTLE GUYS, he hates a lot of BIG GUYS”

Question 11

Steinbeck about C’s wife: Married two …… and ….. ….. …..

Answer 11

Steinbeck about C’s wife: Married two WEEKS and GOT THE EYE.

Question 12

Steinbeck about Slim: he moved with a ….. only achieved by ….. and …… craftsmen.

Answer 12

Steinbeck about Slim: he moved with a MAJESTY only achieved by ROYALTY and MASTER craftsmen.

Question 13

Steinbeck about Slim: He was a …… …….., the …… of the ……..

Answer 13

Steinbeck about Slim: He was a JERKLINE SKINNER, the PRINCE of the RANCH.

Question 14

Candy” I wish somebody’d ……. me if i get ….. an’ a …….”

Answer 14

Candy” I wish somebody’d SHOOT me if i get OLD an’ a CRIPPLE”

Question 15

George” An’ it’d be our own, an ….. could …… us.”

Answer 15

George” An’ it’d be our own, an NOBODY could CAN us.”

Question 16

Steinbeck about Curley: Curley was …… like a ….. on a line.

Answer 16

Steinbeck about Curley: Curley was FLOPPING like a FISH on a line.

Question 17

Candy” i ought to have ….. that ….. myself, George.

Answer 17

Candy” i ought to have SHOT that DOG myself, George.

Question 18

Crooks” if i say something, why it’s ….. a …… saying it”

Answer 18

Crooks” if i say something, why it’s JUST a NIGGER saying it”

Question 19

C’s Wife” a bunch of ….. stiffs - a …… an a …… and a lousy ol’ …….”

Answer 19

C’s Wife” a bunch of BINDLE stiffs - a NIGGER an a DUM DUM and a lousy ol’ SHEEP”