Question

reading quiz
question 5

instructions
read the question carefully and select the best answer.

which of the following best describes curley’s wife’s opinion about men?
a. they all treat women like property.
b. they are all scared of each other.
c. they are all jealous of each other.
d. they are greedy.

Explanation:

To determine Curley's wife's opinion about men in "Of Mice and Men", we analyze the options:

• Option A: Curley's wife feels men (like Curley) treat women as property, as she's confined by Curley's possessiveness and the ranch hands' view of her as a temptation/property.
• Option B: The text doesn't focus on men being scared of each other as her opinion.
• Option C: Jealousy among men isn't her primary view on men.
• Option D: Greed isn't the main way she views men.

So A best matches her perspective.

Answer:

A. They all treat women like property.