Across
- 2. Curley's wife smiled _____ as she twitched her body (Steinbeck 31)
- 6. eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight
- 9. anxious or fearful that something wrong or unpleasant will happen
- 10. Lennie attempted to ______ his ear to prevent listening to George's words (Steinbeck 32)
- 11. pour a liquid over; drench
- 12. marked by self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies
- 13. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone); soften
- 14. Candy says "Don’t tell Curley I said none of this. He’d ______ me," after talking to the newcomers (Steinbeck 27)
Down
- 1. George says "‘positively kills lice, roaches and other, ______,’" after discovering their sleeping quarters (Steinbeck 18)
- 3. in a way that suggests that something terrible is going to happen
- 4. Lennie's eyes moved down over her body, and though she did not seem to be looking at Lennie she _______ a little (Steinbeck 31)
- 5. Candy stood his broom against the wall and he rubbed his white _______ cheek with his knuckles (Steinbeck 24)
- 6. Carlson stepped back allowing Slim to _____ him, and the two of them walked out the door (Steinbeck 36)
- 7. After noticing the newcomers, Curley's glance was at once ________ and pugnacious (Steinbeck 25)
- 8. Candy was reassured once he drew a ______ statement from George (Steinbeck 27)